Puducherry Govt withdraws 2019 notification providing reservation to BCs, STs, in local body polls
The Hindu
The move comes after a petition in the Madras High Court
The Local Administration Secretariat on Wednesday issued orders withdrawing its 2019 notifications providing reservation for Backward Classes and Scheduled Tribes in the Puducherry local body polls.
Orders issued on behalf of the Lt Governor by the Under Secretary to the Government (Local Administration) Giddi Balaram, said the notifications issued on March 7, 2019, pertaining to Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973 and Puducherry Village Panchayat and Commune Panchayats Act, has been repealed.
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