Editing Other Backward Class (section)

===Supreme Court interim stay===
On 29 March 2007, the [[Supreme Court of India]], as an interim measure, stayed the law providing for 27 percent reservation for Other Backward Classes in educational institutions like IITs and IIMs. This was done in response to a public interest litigation&nbsp;— [[Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs. Union of India (Supreme Court Case)|Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs. Union of India]]. The Court held that the 1931 census could not be a determinative factor for identifying the OBCs to provide reservation. The court also observed, "Reservation cannot be permanent and appear to perpetuate backwardness".<ref name=interimstay>{{cite news | title = Supreme Court OBC quota in IITs, IIMs| url = http://in.rediff.com/news/2007/mar/29quota.htm| work = rediff.com| publisher = Rediff.com India Limited| date = 29 March 2007| access-date = 2007-04-01}}</ref>