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Supreme Court questions quota to children of economically, educationally advanced families in backward classesThe Supreme Court is questioning the continuation of reservation benefits for children from affluent families within backward classes. Just...
It's reengineering power: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha, assembliesTamil Nadu's Chief Minister MK Stalin has voiced skepticism regarding the introduction of the 33% women's reservation bill at this juncture...
No provision for creamy layers in SC/ST quota, says CentreThe government decided not to introduce a creamy layer provision for SC/ST reservations, following the Supreme Court's remarks. Union Minis...
Don't 'mislead' society on creamy layer for SCs: Law Minister tells oppositionThe Union Minister of State for Law Arjun Ram Meghwal asked the opposition to stop misleading society about a Supreme Court judge's remarks...
SC extends 'creamy layer' to SCs & STs, but drops backwardness testThe bench said their backwardness has been recognised as inherent to them after statutorily provided scrutiny to warrant inclusion in the l...
SC rules out early bench formation on SC/ST quotas caseThe apex court said it would take time to constitute a bench to re-examine a 2006 verdict that the creamy-layer-exclusion principle could n...
MPs, MLAs fall in OBC creamy layer: OBC panelThe panel argued that the election of members to Parliament and state legislatures, indicated their 'social elevation' which makes them a p...
- Hyderabad civic body poll gets SC clearance
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Andhra Pradesh government to go ahead with the process for conducting elections to the Greater Hyderaba...
- Govt to revise creamy layer income criteria
UPA govt will come up with a revised income criteria applicable for the ‘creamy layer’ OBC categories to adjust more of such categories wit...
- Govt not to tinker with creamy layer norms
Apprehensive about judicial intervention, the Centre has decided against tinkering with the creamy layer criteria.
- Creamy layer concept against Constitution: PMK
Stepping up its rhetoric on the exclusion of well-to-do sections from 27% OBC quota for higher education, the PMK on Monday termed the very...
- Govt not to seek review of quota verdict
Despite reservations from allies on the creamy layer issue, the government has said it would implement the Supreme Court verdict on the OBC...
- Cong in no mood to seek review of verdict
Even as UPA constituents such as RJD, DMK and PMK are publicly arraigned against exclusion of creamy layer from OBC quota in higher educati...
- Verdict may compound troubles for UPA govt
The OBC quota judgement seems to be compounding troubles for the government, instead of solving them.
- Political parties hail reservation
Political parties, expectedly, welcomed the Constitution Bench’s decision upholding 27% quota for Other Backward Classes.
- MBCs can smile as SC skims cream
For the backward-championing netas, the apex court judgement denying creamy layer among OBCs the benefits of reservation in higher educatio...
- Will creamy layer ever allow OBCs to move up: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the government’s decision to provide reservation to the well off sections(creamy layer) of the OB...
- Govt unlikely to go for quota without cream
The government is unlikely to accept the proposal of according priority to backward classes from the non-creamy layer while reserving seats...
- Govt yet to decide on excluding creamy layer: Cong
Congress on Monday said the party and Central government have not taken any decision on exclusion of creamy layer among SC/ST in job reserv...
- Quota: Cong wants no whipping on cream
Even as various political parties are mounting pressure on the Centre to take on the Supreme Court over its "no quota for the creamy layer"...