The Centre today placed before the Supreme Court the relevant material and documents on the basis of which it carved out 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities in the central educational institutions such as IITs. Additional Solicitor General Gourab Banerji mentioned the issue and placed the documents before a bench comprising
justices K S Radhakrishnan and J S Khehar, which had yesterday
asked the Ministry of Human Resources Development to place the material by today.

The apex court, which had yesterday refused to stay the Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing the 4.5 per cent sub- quota for minorities within the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in central educational institutions, had posted the matter for hearing for tomorrow. The apex court had also expressed its unhappiness that the Centre was blaming the High Court when it had itself failed to produce documents to support its case.

The Union government had moved the apex court challenging the High Court order quashing the 4.5 per cent sub quota for minorities.

The December 22, 2011 Office Memorandum for the sub-quota for socially and educationally backward classes of citizens belonging to minority communities in central educational
institutions and jobs was announced by the Centre ahead of the Assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.