Bengaluru, Oct. 13 -- After the Karnataka High Court struck down provisions of a 2022 state law that increased reservation quota for SC and ST communities, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said the state cabinet would decide on the next course of action. He added that the possibility of approaching the Supreme Court would also be discussed.

The Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or posts in the services under the State) Act, 2022, increased reservation for SCs from 15 to 17 per cent and from three to seven per cent for STs.

With these changes and 32 per cent reservation already in place for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), the overall quo...