OBC RESERVATION

Supreme Court today referred to a larger bench the controversial issue of 27 per cent quota for OBCs in elite central educational institutions.The court felt the government cannot adopt any bullying attitude which could impinge on the fundamental rights of the citizens.Holding that the issue involved considerable importance of constitutional law having an impact on the entire nation, a Bench of Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice P K Jain said the larger Bench would have to examine whether the government has got unbridled powers to evolve reservation policies without any restrictions.