Legal Updates 11 October 2026
MP OBC Quota Verdict Sparks Supreme Court Challenges
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has struck down the state's 27% OBC reservation, prompting the Congress party and the BJP-led state government to announce plans to file petitions in the Supreme Court. Both sides accuse each other of politicising the decision as legal battles loom.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled against the 27% OBC quota.
- Congress says it will challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court India Today.
- BJP state government is also weighing a Supreme Court appeal Deccan Chronicle.
- Earlier, the court had restored a 14% quota, which the ruling now overturns Economic Times.
Other recent legal updates:
- The Supreme Court clarified that the Union of India can be sued for railway operations The Law Observer.
- A Supreme Court PIL on the Great Nicobar project remains pending before the Calcutta High Court Business Standard.
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