Castes cannot be divided into different groups to provide education and employment reservations: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court said that communities/castes must be classified under the same group in order to provide reservations for educational and employment purposes and cannot be divided into two different groups.

The court also said that when a particular community is socially and educationally behind, it is impossible to fully represent citizens of these classes in the service of the state.

“It goes without saying that in order for a person to serve under the service of the state, he must receive education and have the necessary educational qualifications. If a class or community is socially and educationally backward in socially and educationally for educational purposes, then in socially and educationally the service of the state is fully represented in the service of the state,” the court stated, and the court was unclear. ”

Justice Suraj Govindaraj made these observations while allowing the government primary school teacher V. Sumitra of Mysuru, who belongs to the Balajiga/Banajiga community.

What does the petitioner say

She questioned the cancellation of the caste certificate issued to her in 1996 because she declared herself to belong to the other backward class Group B (OBC), despite her community being listed for public employment purposes. She has said that for educational and employment purposes, she did not know her caste classification.

The court said that the makers of the Constitution first proposed Article 15 (4) to provide reservations for citizens who were socially and educationally backward for admission to educational institutions and to provide employment reservations under Article 16 (4).

Meanwhile, the court also said that the classification of the Balajiga/Baljiga community is different from the purpose of employment, rather than the purpose of education Start from scratch Violating Article 14 of the Constitution.

Correct classification

The court directed the government to reclassify the Balajiga/Banajiga community under Article 16(4), rather than Group B, not Group D, but the court stated that petitioners belonging to the Balajiga/Banajiga community have the right to retain employment, in Group B, and her employment and her work as an elementary school teacher.