The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Patna High Court's order, which had scrapped the 65 per cent quota for backward classes in Bihar.

The Bihar government had filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the high court's order to scrap the government's decision to increase the reservations from 50 per cent to 65 per cent.

A division bench of the Patna High Court had on June 20 struck down the amendments passed by the Bihar Assembly in 2023, saying that they are beyond the powers of the constitution and violate the equality clause under Articles 14, 15, and 16 of the Constitution.

After that, the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government had moved the Supreme Court against the high court's order on July 2.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

Source: India Today