Odisha cabinet approves inclusion of 22 castes in State's list of SEBC"In view of the social and educational backwardness of these 22 nos of castes/communities along with their synonyms, they are required to b...
OBC Bill: Key things to know about the bill that seeks to undo SC's quota orderA five-judge Constitution bench, on May 5, had unanimously set aside Maharashtra's law granting quota to Marathas. The bench had refused to...
Lok Sabha passes constitution amendment bill to enable states to maintain list of socially and educationally backward classesThe Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed by the House with 385 members voting in its favour and no...
Govt introduces Constitution amendment bill in Lok Sabha to restore states' rights on OBC listThe Supreme Court has dismissed the Centre's plea seeking a review of its May 5 majority verdict that held that the 102nd Constitution amen...
Maharashtra passes resolution asking Centre to bring amendment to remove 50% ceiling on quotasThe Supreme Court on May 5 struck down the Maharashtra government's 2018 law granting reservation to the Maratha community in admissions an...
Centre may bring bill to restore states’ power over OBC listET has learnt that the Centre will soon open political consultations on the issue, which not only has significant political implications bu...
Centre may bring bill to restore states’ power over OBC listET has learnt that the Centre will soon open political consultations on the issue, which not only has significant political implications bu...
After SC setback, Maharashtra govt extends EWS quota to MarathasAt present, a 10 per cent EWS quota is in force for those sections of the society which are not covered by any kind of reservations. The ce...
Centre moves SC for review of verdict denuding states of power to declare SEBCThe Centre has maintained that the amendment did not take away the power of the state governments to identify and declare SEBC and the two ...
Centre moves Supreme Court to review verdict in Maratha quota caseIn its May 5 judgement, a Supreme Court bench had ruled (3:2) that only the President is empowered to identify socio-economic backward cast...
Fadnavis had misled people on Maratha quota: Ashok ChavanThe Union government's 102nd amendment had taken away decisions (read powers) of awarding reservation to the Maratha community because of w...
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...
If only Parliament can make SEBC list, then Maratha quota beyond legislative competence: SCThe Supreme Court on Tuesday observed if the argument that after 102nd amendment of the Constitution only Parliament can prepare one "Centr...
Maratha quota: Chavan blames Fadnavis govt for SEBC Act errorThe minister, who also heads the state government's sub committee on Maratha reservation, said the president signed this amendment in Augus...
Can Maratha job aspirants apply under EWS quota? High Court asks MaharashtraA division bench of Justices S V Gangapurwala and S D Kulkarni asked the government to file an affidavit while hearing petitions of three j...
- Include backward Muslims
Backward sections of Muslims deserve to have the benefit of reservations.
- 'Reservation law usurpation of judicial power'
The anti-quota petitioners contended before the Supreme Court that the legislation providing 27% reservation to OBCs in central educational...