PIL seeking omission of 39 castes from OBC list in Gujarat, HC issues notices to center, state and others

Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court today issued notices to union and state governments, national commission for backward clasess and department of social justice and empowerment on a PIL seeking omission of 39 castes from the OBC list of the Gujarat government.

The PIL has been filed by Ajmalji K Thakor who is leader of oppostion in the Visnagar municipality of North Gujarat.

He has also demanded the cancellation of all the recruitments in government service from these castes and to put on hold the new recuritments till the disposal of his petition.

He has contended that 39 castes were included in the OBC list by the then Gujarat government without following the due process.

Counsel of the petitioner Rohit Patel said that the 39 castes were included in the OBC list by the state government without following the due process.

‘We have urged the high court to anull the related resolution of the state government dated 25-7-1994 and all the government recruitments should be kept on hold till the hearing of the PIL,’ he said.

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