Priors
Gujjar reservation agitation in Rajasthan, 2007 and 2008

Commission of inquiry

7 Jun 2007

In power
BJP — Rajasthan
Acted
State government, Rajasthan

The 4 June joint statement provided for a three-member high-level committee, headed by a retired High Court judge, to report within three months. A notification of 7 June 2007 constituted the committee with Justice Jasraj Chopra (retd) as chairperson, and a notification of 12 June 2007 set its terms of reference: to examine the Gujjar demand against the Government of India's criteria for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes. The committee reported on 15 December 2007. It did not support ST status, and recommended a special development fund and area-based measures for Gujjars in remote areas [5][4][3][1][2]

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Sources

  1. 1Highlights of the Report on Gujjars' demand for inclusion in ST ListLaw and Other Things, V. Venkatesan, 20 Dec 2007T5 Secondary
  2. 2Storm in the desert (Spectrum)The Tribune, Chitleen K. Sethi, 22 Jun 2008T4 ReportArchived 23 Feb 2011
  3. 3Gujjars call off agitationThe Hindu, Sunny Sebastian, 5 Jun 2007T4 ReportArchived 7 Jun 2007
  4. 4Captain Gurvinder Singh & Ors vs State Of Raj (D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 13491/2009 and connected petitions)Rajasthan High Court (text on Indian Kanoon), 22 Dec 2010T2 Court
  5. 5Captain Gurvinder Singh & Ors vs State Of Raj And Ors (D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1645/2016 and connected petitions)Rajasthan High Court (text on Indian Kanoon), 9 Dec 2016T2 CourtArchived 9 Nov 2017