Supreme Court Starts Day-to-Day Hearings on Madhya Pradesh’s 27% OBC Quota as State Strengthens Legal Team

Overview

• The Supreme Court is set to hear petitions on the 27% OBC reservation in Madhya Pradesh from September 24 with day-to-day proceedings.
• Chief Minister Mohan Yadav met Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in New Delhi to outline the state’s plan for implementing the higher quota.
• OBC Mahasabha filed an affidavit seeking immediate implementation of the 27% quota and unfreezing of the roughly 13% posts kept vacant since 2022.
• The state appointed senior advocate P. Wilson to argue the case, authorized advocate Shashank Ratanu, and named Deputy Secretary Ajay Katseriya as liaison for coordination.
• The dispute stems from the 2019 increase from 14% to 27%, which the High Court stayed over the 50% ceiling, prompting the 87:13 stopgap that left many posts unfilled.