SC Questions Pasmanda Muslim Quota Plea, Seeks Data on Other Muslim OBCs

• Supreme Court seeks details of backward communities among Muslims while hearing a plea for Pasmanda Muslim quota.
• Bench questions if Pasmandas are statistically the only backward class, asks about other Muslim OBCs.
• PIL seeks 10% quota for Pasmanda Muslims by sub-categorizing OBCs based on Ranganath Misra Commission report.
• CJI asks if promoting Pasmandas would be at the cost of other poor Muslims, seeks data on total backward Muslims.
• Petitioner's counsel to file a note in response to queries; plea relisted after four weeks.