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| Bihar govt announces reservation in state judiciary | |
Patna, Jun 25 (PTI) Bihar government today announced reservation for backward classes in state judicial services conducted by Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC). The benefit was extended to the backward classes in higher judicial services -- additional district and sessions judges directly appointed by the high court, Cabinet and coordination secretary Girish Shanker told newspersons after a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The reservation for backward classes will not cross the fifty per cent quota limit, he said. The constitution bench of the apex court in Indira Sahani and others vs Union of India and others in 1992 held quotas for backward classes in government jobs constitutionally valid, he said. Shanker said earlier there was reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the appointment of civil judges (junior division) but not for the backward classes. Now the candidates of backward classes will also be entitled to such benefits, Shanker said. Several states, including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, provided reservation to the backward classes in judicial services and all-India services, he added. |
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