Karnataka High Court invalidates state law increasing SC/ST reservations.

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The Karnataka High Court has struck down a state law that sought to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The 2022 law had raised the quota from 15% and 3% to 17% and 7%, respectively. The court ruled that the increase breached the 50% ceiling set by the Supreme Court and lacked sufficient data to justify the hike. The decision is a setback for the state government, which had argued the increase was necessary for social justice.

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