In pursuance of the directions of the Supreme Court in Indra Sawhney Vs. UOI and Others case, the Government of India enacted the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) Act, 1993 dated 1.2.1993, for setting up a National Commission for Backward Classes. Under Section 1 of the Act, the jurisdiction of the Act extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
The functions of the Commission are laid down mainly in Section 9 and Section 11 of this Act. Under Section 9 (1) of the Act, the Commission shall “examine requests for inclusion of any class ....
