Bihar Appeals Supreme Court

• 04 Jul 2024

Why in News?

Recently, The Bihar government appealed to the Supreme Court against the Patna High Court’s decision to strike down the new reservation law in the state.

Key Points

• The quota was raised by the Bihar government after it carried out a caste survey in the state.
• The Patna High Court struck down the Bihar government's decision to increase the reservation quota from 50% to 65% for Backward Classes (BC), Extremely Backward Classes (EBC), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in educational institutions and government jobs.

Reservation

• Reservation is a form of positive discrimination, created to promote equality among marginalised sections and to protect them from social and historical injustice.
• It gives preferential treatment to marginalised sections of society in employment and access to education.
• It was also originally developed to correct years of discrimination and to give a boost to disadvantaged groups.