BHUBANESWAR: The state executive will transfer the Supreme Court against an Orissa high court docket order that stopped it from shelling out greater than 50% of reserved seats to SCs, STs and backward categories in non-scheduled spaces in the coming native body election.
Altogether 90 urban native our bodies will move to the polls in November-December this yr.
Sangramjit Nayak, director of municipal management (DMA), on Wednesday mentioned because the election process is on and delimitation of wards and the reservation of seats completed, the state executive will seek the Supreme Court's permission to hold the polls in step with the present reservation system. The state executive is likely transfer the apex court docket inside per week.
Nayak mentioned, "Though 27% of the seats are reserved for backward classes under the existing system, there is no fixed reservation for SC and ST candidates. Seats for SC and ST candidates are allotted on the basis of their population. This is why we have more than 50% reserved seats in many civic bodies." He added that following directions from the state election commission, district creditors have completed delimitation of wards and reservation of seats under the present system.
Altogether 90 urban native our bodies will move to the polls in November-December this yr.
Sangramjit Nayak, director of municipal management (DMA), on Wednesday mentioned because the election process is on and delimitation of wards and the reservation of seats completed, the state executive will seek the Supreme Court's permission to hold the polls in step with the present reservation system. The state executive is likely transfer the apex court docket inside per week.
Nayak mentioned, "Though 27% of the seats are reserved for backward classes under the existing system, there is no fixed reservation for SC and ST candidates. Seats for SC and ST candidates are allotted on the basis of their population. This is why we have more than 50% reserved seats in many civic bodies." He added that following directions from the state election commission, district creditors have completed delimitation of wards and reservation of seats under the present system.
Odisha to move SC against HC order on quota in local bodies
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