Municipal Elections In UP: Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has rejected the draft notification issued on December 5 for civic elections, giving a big blow to the state government. Along with this, the court has ordered the state government to conduct the body elections without OBC reservation. This decision was passed by a division bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Saurabh Lavania together on 93 petitions filed on this issue.
Arguing on behalf of the petitioners, senior advocate LP Mishra said that the reservation given to OBCs in urban local bodies is different from the reservation given in services and educational institutions. Opposing these petitions, Additional Chief Standing Counsel Amitabh Rai said that the state government has already conducted a survey and samples were taken from house to house.
The government issued the draft on December 5
Rejecting the draft notification issued by the state government on December 5, the Lucknow bench said that the body elections have been ordered to be held without OBC reservation. The judgment was passed by a division bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Saurabh Lavania together on 93 petitions filed on the issue.
OBC reserved seats will become general
After this order of the High Court, all the seats reserved for OBC caste will now be considered as general. That is, now any person can contest elections on these seats by staking his claim.
Government's advocate kept his side
Amitabh Rai said that the reservation prepared for the upcoming local body elections has been made available on the basis of the data collected in the rapid survey. The state government also followed the provisions of the Municipalities Act, which provides for OBC reservation in local body elections.