The Madras High Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Centre to a public interest litigation (PIL) petition which sought a direction to constitute the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) and appoint the chairperson, vice- chairperson and members at the earliest.
The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice N. Mala directed Assistant Solicitor-General Rajesh Vivekanandhan to take notice on behalf of the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and ensure that a counter-affidavit was filed within six weeks.
