After receiving information that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had made statements regarding Muslim reservations in Karnataka, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that public statements should not be made in a sub-judice matter. The petitioners' senior attorney Dushyant Dave presented a statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to a bench headed by Justice K.M. Joseph. The bench stated that the court cannot tolerate such politicization "when we are ready to hear the matter" and that such statements should not be made when the case is sub judice and before the Supreme Court.
The Karnataka government, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, argued that any religion-based reservation violates the Constitution. It is said that the Home Minister said that the Muslim reservation was against the Constitution. Mehta stated, "In the manifesto, one is entitled to," but he denied knowledge of such a statement. Dave argued that he could document the minister's statement in front of the court. The bench emphasized that public statements regarding this matter should not be made and that the court has no political ties. Mehta's statement that the state government would not act on its March 27 decision to eliminate the 4% Muslim reservation was recorded by the top court.
The bench postponed the matter's hearing until July following submissions. The petitioners, which include L.Ghulam Rasool and others, have argued that it is against the law to include Muslims on the EWS list. The Karnataka government's decision to eliminate the 4% OBC quota for Muslims and place them in the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category was strongly criticized by the Supreme Court earlier, which stated that the decision-making process's foundation is extremely shaky and flawed. The top court had seen that the express government's choice was at first sight founded on misleading presumption and was vitiated as it depends on a break report of a commission. The petitioners appealed the Karnataka government's decision to eliminate the Muslim quota to the Supreme Court.
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