The Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Reservation of seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or posts in the services under the State) Act, 1994

(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Reservation of seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or posts in the services under the State) Act, 1994.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of the Act.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires ,- (i) "Backward Classes of Citizens" means the class or classes of citizens who are socially and educationally backward as may be notified by the Government in the Karnataka Gazette from time to time:

(ii) "Educational Institutions" means,-

(a) any college or other educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of the State funds or affiliated to any University established by law including an University college: or

(b) any institute or training centre recognised or approved by the Government: with the object of preparing, training or guiding its students for any certificate, decree or diploma or other academic distinctions granted or conferred by any University or authority established or approved in this behalf by the Government ;

(iii) "Government" means the Government of Karnataka;

It is hereby declared that this Act is for giving effect to the policy of the State towards securing the principles laid down in Part-IV in general and in particular Article 38, clauses (b) and (c) of Article 39 and Article 46 of the Constitution.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgement, decree or order of any Court or other authority having regard to the social and educational backwardness of the Other Backward Classes of citizens and the persons belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes the reservation in respect of an annual permitted strength in each branch or faculty for admission into educational institutions in the State for the Backward Classes of citizens and for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, shall be seventy three per cent.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any law or in any judgement decree or order of any Court or other authority having regard to the social and educational backwardness of the Other Backward Classes of citizens and the persons belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the reservation for appointments or posts in the services under the State for the Other Backward Classes of citizens and for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, shall be seventy three per cent.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this Act, "Services under the State" includes the services under,-

(i) the Government;

(ii) the Legislature of the State;

(iii) any local authority;

(iv) any corporation or company owned or controlled by the Government ; or

(v) any other authority In respect of which the State Legislature has power to make laws.

(1) The reservation referred to in sections 4 and 5 shall, in respect of Other Backward Classes, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes be as specified respectively in the Schedule:

Provided that no person other than the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Category-I (most backward) of Other Backward Classes shall be entitled for reservation, if,-

(i) either of whose parents is a Group-A or Group-B Officer in the service of the Government or holds an equivalent post in public sector undertaking or an employment under a private employer and draws a salary which is not less than that of Group B Officer (initial stage of the pay scale of Rs.2050-3950);

(ii) either of whose parents is an income tax assessee/wealth tax assessee; (iii) either of whose parents is assessed to sales tax; (iv) either of whose parents or both together own more than ten hectares of rainfed wet land or its equivalent as specified in the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 10 of 1962).

(2) The Government may, from time to time, based on the recommendations or reports made at the appropriate periods to the Government by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, by notification, classify or sub-classify the Backward Classes specified in the Schedule or modify the Schedule for the purpose of this Act.

(3) Every notification issued under sub-section (2) shall be laid before each House of the State Legislature in the manner specified in sub-section (2) of section 8.

Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 4 and 5, the claims of the students or members belonging to Other Backward Classes of citizens or the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes shall also be considered for the unreserved seats, appointments or posts which shall be filled on the basis of merit and where a student or member belonging to Other Backward Classes of citizens or the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes is selected on the basis of merit, the number of seats, appointments or posts reserved for Other Backward Classes of citizens or for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, as the case may be, shall not in any way be affected.

(1) The Government may by notification in the Official Gazette make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before each House of the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified from or be of no effect, as the case may be, so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may by order published in the Official Gazette make provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as appear to it be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.

(2) Every order made under this section shall as soon as may, after it is made, be laid before each House of State Legislature. backwardness of the backward communities, castes and tribes and considering the level of poverty of each community their way of life, standard of living, habits and customs, place of each community in social hierarchy and the State Government, has taken into consideration of such report and the guidelines given by the Supreme Court of India in the Judgement of Vasanth Kumar and another Vs. State of Karnataka and the Judgement delivered on 16.11.1992, relating to reservation for socially and educationally Backward Classes in particular on the implementation of Mandal Commission Report in Indira Sawhaney Vs. Union of India (AIR 1993 SC 477); And whereas in the opinion of the State Government, Backward Classes of citizens and the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled tribes who constitute the majority of the total population of the State are not adequately represented in the services under the State in proportion to their population in the State of Karnataka; And whereas the State government after careful consideration of the above factors have taken a policy decision that the existing level of seventy three per cent reservation in admission to educational institutions in the State and in the services under the State for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled tribes and Other Backward Classes of citizens be raised to eighty per cent for ensuring the advancement of the aforesaid Classes in the State; BE it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Forty-fifth year of the Republic of India as follows:-

Sl.No. Class of persons Percentage of reservation 1 2 3 1. Scheduled Castes 18 per cent 2. Scheduled Tribes 5 per cent 3. Category-I (Most Backward) 7 per cent 4. Category-II (a) (relatively more Backward) 20 per cent 5. Category-II (b) (More Backward) 6 per cent 6. Category-III (a) (Backward) 7 per cent 7. Category-III (b) (Relatively Backward) 10 per cent Total 73 per cent