Overview
- The bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi questioned the evidentiary basis for singling out Pasmanda groups within Muslim communities.
- The Court asked for quantifiable data on the extent of backwardness across Muslim OBCs and noted that economic status factors into OBC identification.
- The petitioner, Mohd Waseem Saifi, will file a note addressing the Court’s queries before the matter is relisted.
- The plea seeks implementation of Sachar Committee recommendations, a 10% reservation via OBC sub‑categorisation per the Ranganath Misra Commission, and a statutory panel for sub‑classification.
- The petitioner requested tagging with the pending Constitution Bench appeal from Andhra Pradesh on Muslim reservations, which could shape the legal framework for this case.