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Karnataka High Court strikes down law to increase reservation for SCs/STs, declares it unconstitutional
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The High Court of Karnataka has struck down the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or Posts in the Services under the State) Act, 2022. This legislation, enacted during the previous BJP government, had increased the reservation quota for SCs from 15% to 17% and for STs from 3% to 7%, pushing the total reservation in the state to 56%.
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