Patna High Court has ruled against Bihar's increase in reservation from 50% to 65%.

In a recent ruling, the Patna High Court declared that the increase in reservations implemented in Bihar last year was invalid. This decision was made after several petitions were filed against the changes made by the Nitish Kumar government. The new quota system had raised the percentage of reserved seats for Dalits, backward classes, and tribals from 50% to 65% in government jobs and educational institutions.

The ruling was made by a Division Bench led by Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran, who carefully considered the arguments presented by both sides before coming to a decision. One of the counsels representing the petitioners, Ritika Rani, stated that they had contended that the amendments to the reservation laws went against the principles of the Constitution.

After hearing all the arguments in March, the court had reserved its judgement. And now, the final order has been passed, with the petitions being granted in favor of the petitioners. Speaking to PTI-Bhasha, Rani expressed her satisfaction with the outcome.

The decision comes in the wake of the Nitish Kumar government's move to increase the quota for deprived castes from 50% to 65% in state government jobs and educational institutions. This change was made official through gazette notifications issued on November 21 last year. However, the recent ruling has deemed this increase in reservations to be unconstitutional.

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