The High Court on Monday sought a response from the Goa government on a plea seeking reservation of 12 per cent of seats for members of the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community in the Goa Legislative Assembly.
A Goa Bench of Bombay High Court issued notices and listed the case for the next hearing on October 27.
The order was passed on a petition filed by Independent MLA from Sanguem, Prasad Gaonkar.
The leaders of the ST community have suggested the constituencies Sanguem, Quepem, Nuvem, and Priol having a sizable population of ST can be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes population.