Will clarify stand on Jat quota soon, state tells HC

A bench of Chief Justice Sunil Ambwani and Justice Ajit Singh asked that when the National Commission for Backward Classes had declined to grant OBC status to Jats from Bharatpur and Dholpur, on what basis could it continue at the state level.

To this, senior advocate representing the Jat Mahasabha, Jagdeep Dhankhar pleaded that there was “no connect between the two”. He maintained that the NCBC at the Central level had declined reservation to Jats in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Haryana also, but the reservation at the state level continues.

The court sought to know the stand of state government. Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi said the court could issue a judicial order for re-examination of the matter by the Rajasthan State Backward Classes Commission that will be fully constituted shortly.