Leedia D Souza.Y v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petitions by persons claiming inclusion as Latin Catholic OBC in Kasaragod. The Court held that claims for inclusion or complaints of over/under-inclusion of a backward class fall within the jurisdiction of the Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes under Sections 9 and 10 of the 1993 Act and disposed of the petitions permitting petitioners to move the Commission.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners permitted to file individual/collective petitions before the Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes, which shall consider claims and recommend to Government.