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Affirmative action for persons, not groupsWhile the purpose of reservations is to help communities overcome generational and systemic hurdles, the bench correctly has said that any ...
13 Feb, 2024, 11.32 PM IST
Castes of SCs, STs may not be homogenous in terms of social, economic status: SCThe top court is hearing references to revisit a five-judge constitution bench judgement of 2004 in the case of 'EV Chinnaiah vs. State of ...
07 Feb, 2024, 09.38 PM IST
Should IAS and IPS children continue to get benefits of reservation, asks SC judge; Punjab govt says they shouldn'tJustice Gavai, a Dalit himself and slated to become CJI in May next year, said, "A person from the SC/ST community, after getting into cent...
07 Feb, 2024, 12.34 PM IST
Is state empowered to make classification in SCs, STs for quota: SC begins examining legal questionA seven-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is also examining the validity of the Punjab Scheduled Castes and B...
06 Feb, 2024, 02.16 PM IST
Change in Punjab polling day shows importance of Dalit votes in statePunjab was originally scheduled to go to polls on February 14, but the poll panel, on representation from various political parties, deferr...
26 Jan, 2022, 04.48 PM IST
Punjab politics: Beyond messaging, Congress has delicate tasks at handAfter the political messaging by elevating Charanjit Singh Channi as Punjab's first Dalit chief minister, the Congress has the tough task o...
21 Sep, 2021, 09.28 AM IST
14 states against Centre's plan to sub-categorise Scheduled CastesThe overwhelming opposition from states gains significance as a seven-member Supreme Court bench is set to re-examine the politically conte...
22 Sep, 2020, 08.13 AM IST
Ghar Wapsi: Punjab fights conversions & reconversionsThe vibhag “reconverted” 128 Mazhabi Sikhs who had embraced Christianity, after a similar exercise involving over 250 families about three ...
02 Jan, 2015, 04.18 AM IST
Quotas for weaker sections have benefited only a few: Supreme CourtWith this, the apex court has thrown its weight behind the contention that the effects of affirmative action have been skewed.
21 Aug, 2014, 03.00 AM IST