Bengaluru, Karnataka minister H K Patil on Thursday said the state government will proceed with recruitment under the existing 50 per cent reservation cap in view of the stay on the enhanced quota and internal reservation, while continuing to pursue its case before the court. Karnataka to proceed with 50% quota, internal reservation subject to court verdict: Minister Patil The law and parliamentary affairs minister said the Cabinet on Thursday discussed the issue of internal reservation among Scheduled Castes and the impact of the interim stay granted by the Karnataka High Court to an Act passed in 2022 to increase reservation from 50 per cent to 56 per cent. According to Patil, the decision will pave the way to carry out a recruitment drive to fill more than 56,000 vacant posts in the state government. “The Cabinet today held a detailed discussion on continuing the recruitment process in view of the increase in reservation percentage for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the challenge to internal reservation among Scheduled Castes before the high court,” he …