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Centre opposes 'creamy layer' for SC/ST reservation in Supreme Court, citing legal precedentThe Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the creamy layer principle does not apply to SC and ST reservations. It stated that previous...- BJP govt always tries to weaken fight for reservation: Akhilesh YadavAkhilesh Yadav attacked the BJP over the issue of SC-ST reservations, accusing them of weakening the reservation fight. He emphasized that ...
- PM Modi reiterated his commitment for welfare of SC/ST communities: Kiren RijijuRijiju's statement came after ST/SC MPs of BJP met PM Modi and jointly submitted a memorandum regarding the Supreme Court's observation on ...
- 'Creamy layer' snatching job pie? Data shows a chunk of SC/ST jobs remain unfilled each yearA 2023 parliamentary report reveals that a significant portion of SC/ST job quotas in central government positions remains unfilled annuall...
- 'States can sub-classify Scheduled Castes for quota purposes'The Supreme Court upheld sub-classification within Scheduled Castes for additional benefits, provided states can justify it with empirical ...
- Centre cites Sinho Panel creamy layer note to defend EWS income cap in Supreme CourtIn a 15-page affidavit filed on Tuesday - after the Supreme Court (SC) questioned the logic behind arriving at the annual income ceiling of...
- Centre justifies in SC limit of Rs 8 lakh annual income fixed for determining EWS category for reservation in NEETThe Centre Tuesday justified before the Supreme Court its decision to set the limit of Rs 8 lakh annual income fixed for determining the Ec...
- SC to hear in January pleas on grant of quota in promotions to SC/ST employeesA 5-judge Constitution bench in 2018 held that the well-off members of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities cann...
- Governments kept ignoring SC, ST creamy layer order: Supreme CourtThe latest was in 2018, when it dismissed a plea by attorney general KK Venugopal to refer the issue to a bench of seven judges. He raised ...
- 'Wealth test' tweak to help determine OBC creamy layer?"Creamy layer" is the section of backward castes which is considered economically advanced and ineligible for reservations.
- Parliamentary panel on welfare of OBCs to examine concept of creamy layer in employment for SC/STsThe Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes headed by Lok Sabha member Ganesh Singh is currently examining the subject.
- 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...
- 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 ...
- Creamy layer tag deprives PSU wards of civil servicesCrucially, the axe on these OBCs this year comes despite a Delhi high court judgment in March which slammed the Centre’s method of calculat...
- 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...
- MBCs can smile as SC skims creamFor the backward-championing netas, the apex court judgement denying creamy layer among OBCs the benefits of reservation in higher educatio...
- Moily panel wanted cream skimmedThe creamy layer issue was not to be touched, the panel was told. The final report, thus, came out in favour of granting the benefits of re...
- All about full cream, toned, double-tonedThe Supreme Court’s direction to keep the ‘creamy layer’ out of the ambit of OBC reservations in Central universities, IITs and IIMs by fol...
- Confusion on quota beyond graduation level, govt to seek clarificationIf the OBC quota judgement was expected to consolidate OBC votes for the ruling side, then the devil in the detail may thwart the project.
- We have final say on fundamental rights: SCThe anxiety that has gripped the political class in the wake of Supreme Court’s order on extending creamy layer to all quotas may well spir...
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