Quota: Govt to consult ministry on SC order

Dasmunsi said that as Parliamentary Affairs Minister, it was his duty to see the report was first tabled in Parliament.

The Centre will consult the Law Ministry on the Supreme Court direction that a report of Parliamentary Standing Committee examining the issue of 27 per cent OBC reservation in central elite education institutions be placed before it.

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"It (the apex court direction) is not a jolt. We will discuss the matter with the Law Ministry and take necessary steps," Parliamentary Affairs Minister PR Dasmunsi told reporters after a Cabinet briefing in New Delhi on Monday.

Dasmunsi said that as Parliamentary Affairs Minister, it was his duty to see the report was first tabled in Parliament.