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MP's OBC quota: History, politics and courtroom clashThe Supreme Court will commence hearings on Madhya Pradesh's bid for 27% OBC reservation from October 8, a move challenged for breaching th...
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah urges PM to introduce quota in private sectorKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement a quota system in the private sector. He also adv...
Will caste-based surveys lead to both inclusion, exclusion?Caste has, for generations, defined the social status, occupation and mindset of that community. It is not easy to violate the caste hierar...
EWS Quota: Why Centre may be forced to make a difficult decisionThe Supreme Court's ruling upholding the EWS reservation may act as a momentum to states approaching the Centre to validate quota legislati...
Affirmative, but with qualifiersAs a leg-up, this affirmative action is certainly more empirically based than the raft of quotas in place to counter 'historic' socioeconom...
SC to pronounce verdict on Wednesday on pleas challenging Maratha quotaThe lengthy hearing on the issue also saw submissions being made on whether the landmark 1992 Indra Sawhney verdict (called the Mandal judg...
NGO fights upper-caste quota in Supreme Court, but welcomes it outsideYFE in its petition quoted many paragraphs from the Indra Sawhney judgment of 1992 to buttress its plea that economic backwardness could no...
Petition in Supreme Court challenges bill introducing EWS quotaThe petition challenged the bill contending that it is violative of the basic structure doctrine and the apex court’s ruling in the Indra S...
Bill for 10 pc quota for poor in general categories challenged in Supreme CourtThe petition in the apex court says the Bill violates "the basic features of the Constitution".
General category quota: From eligibility criteria to beneficiary castes, here is all you should knowFrom eligibility criteria to beneficiary castes, here's all that you need to know about the upper caste quota.
Supreme Court refuses to refer to 7-judge bench its 2006 verdict on SC/ST job promotionThe Supreme Court Wednesday said its 2006 verdict putting benefits of quotas in job promotions for SC/ST employees need not be referred to ...
Centre asks its departments, states to implement quota in promotion to SC, ST staffThe Personnel Ministry, in an order, said, "The cadre controlling authorities of Central government ministries, departments and Union terri...
Congress quota plan for Patidars may not pass judicial testThe apex court emphasised the inviolability of the 50 per cent cap again while considering reservation in promotion in October 2006.
- Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, states on illegal sand mining
Supreme Court today issued notice to Centre and all states seeking their response for framing rules for preventing illegal sand mining on r...
- Mayawati seeks Constitutional amendment for SC, ST promotion quota
BSP supremo Mayawati today demanded that the Centre bring a Constitutional amendment bill during the current session of the Parliament.
- Rajasthan high court stays Gurjar quota
Rajasthan HC has stayed 5% reservation to Gurjars & EBCs.
- SC questions quota for well-off in local bodies
The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned extending of reservation to the well-off sections of OBCs in the elections to the local bodies of ...
- SC notice to Haryana on 33 per cent reservation to women
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Haryana Government on its decision to provide 33 per cent reservation for women and 50 per...
- No caste-based reservation for handicapped, women: SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be caste-based reservations in special benefits provided to physically challenged persons.
- Quota is fine sans 'creamy layer': SC
The apex court asserted that the more affluent had to be kept out of reservation benefits in govt jobs.