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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1120
TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 24TH JULY, 2026
RESERVATION LAW IN THE NINTH SCHEDULE OF THE CONSTITUTION
1120. SHRI E TUKARAM:
Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Union Government has received any request from the Government of Karnataka
to include the State’s reservation law providing 56 per cent reservation for Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution;
(b) if so, the details of the request and the present status of its examination;
(c) whether the Union Government proposes to introduce a Constitution Amendment Bill to
include the said law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, keeping in view the request of
the Government of Karnataka; and
(d) if so, the likely timeline for introducing the Bill and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW
AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) & (b): The Central Government had received a reference from the Government of Karnataka
for inclusion of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in
Educational Institutions and of Appointments or Posts in the Services under the State) Act, 2022
in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. The Act, forming part of the State’s reservation
framework, provides for 56 per cent reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and
Other Backward Classes. The said Act, passed by the Karnataka State Legislature, has beenchallenged before the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka and matter is sub-judice. In view of the
same, it was decided that the request for the inclusion of the said Act in the Ninth Schedule to
the Constitution may not presently be appropriate;
(c) & (d): Presently, no such proposal is under consideration.
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