Patna High Court ruled quotas for Extremely Backward Classes were unlawful . The court granted permission to hold elections on EBC quotas backed by a statutory commission .
Patna: The State Election Commission in Bihar declared December 18 and 20 as the new dates for municipal elections, which were originally scheduled in October but were postponed due to a Patna High Court decision.The court ruled that quotas for the Extremely Backward Classes in the states municipal elections were unlawful because they were not based on a Dedicated Commission's survey.The SEC also reiterated that the election was cancelled after the Urban Development Department issued a letter The ruling Mahagathbandhan claimed that the pro-upper caste BJP was behind the negative order, claiming that the chief minister, who had nurtured the EBCs as a constituency, had become indifferent towards them after tying up with the RJD, which has largely support from the numerically strong Yadavs and Muslims.The SEC published a notice announcing that the elections would be postponed.In the meantime, the court granted permission to hold the elections on EBC quotas backed by a statutory commission.