he Supreme Court today sought response of the Uttar Pradesh government on a petition challenging reservation of the post of chairperson of certain municipal bodies for SC, ST and OBC communities.

A bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and J S Khehar posted the matter for further hearing to Monday.


The Supreme Court had on June 5 decided to examine the plea against the UP government's May 25 notification reserving the posts of chairperson for people belong to scheduled castes, tribes and backward classes and women in some of the state's municipal bodies.