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SC to hear plea against Karnataka scrapping 4% Muslim reservation

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a plea that challenged the Karnataka government scrapping four per cent reservation for Muslims in the state. On Thursday, the top court agreed to list the matter for hearing, PTI reported.

Senior advocate Kabil Sibal submitted that all the defects of the petitions were removed, and a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala took note of the same.

"I mentioned this (petition) in court three yesterday. This is against the four per cent reservation being cancelled," Mr Sibal said.

"But the defects (in the petition) were not cured," the Chief Justice of India said.

The senior lawyer said all the defects had been cured.

"Alright, we will list it," the bench said.

The BJP-led Karnataka state government, helmed by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, has decided to scrap the four per cent OBC quota in reservations for Muslims.

The government announced two new categories for reservation in jobs and education and invalidated the four per cent. The scrapped four have been equally divided and presented to Vokkaligas and Lingayats, two politically dominant communities in the state. Further, Muslims eligible for quota got categorised under economically weaker sections. Now, the government's decision has pushed the reservation limit to 57 per cent.

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