Jat Candidates Selected under CWE IV to be Considered as Unreserved - Punjab National Bank

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India, vide Gazette notification No. 63 dated 04.03.2014 amended the Common Central List of Other Backward Classes in respect of 09 States, namely, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and National Capital Territory of Delhi. As per amendments, “Jat” community from the aforesaid 09 states was included in the Common Central List of Other Backward Classes.          

The aforesaid Gazette notification was set aside and quashed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, vide its judgement dated 17.03.2015 in WP (Civil) no. 274/2014 titled Ram Singh & Others Vs Union of India.

 In view of the aforesaid judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court, the “Jat” Community candidates from the above noted 09 States who had claimed reservation under OBC category and provisionally allocated to our bank for absorption, through Common Recruitment Process-IV conducted by IBPS Mumbai, will not be eligible for appointment under that category.

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