Reservations Debate
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Supreme Court reserves verdict on sub-classification of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes quotas
Article 16 of the Constitution gives states an enabling role in the designation of castes, the chief justice remarked on the third day of the hearing.
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Centre says it supports sub-classification within Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes quotas
The lack of sub-classification perpetuates inequality within the reserved category, the government told the Supreme Court.
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Those who benefited from reservations should make way for more backward persons, says Supreme Court
The court asked whether children of civil service officers from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes should continue availing reservation.
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SC begins hearing pleas on sub-classification within Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes quotas
A seven-judge bench headed by the chief justice is examining whether states have the power to divide the reservations.
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INDIA bloc will ‘throw out’ 50% cap on caste-based reservations, says Rahul Gandhi
The Congress leader also said that the BJP tried to topple the Jharkhand government as it could not accept that an Adivasi was the chief minister.
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Provide evidence or apologise, Dharmendra Pradhan tells Rahul Gandhi amid de-reservation row
The education minister made the statement in the context of a backlash against the UGC’s draft guidelines on filling vacancies in higher education institutions.
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Amid backlash against UGC draft guidelines, Centre says no reserved post can be de-reserved
The draft said that a reserved vacancy in higher education institutions may be declared as unreserved by following a de-reservation procedure.
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‘Abolish reservations after 10 years’: The illusion of merit and what BR Ambedkar never said
The writer of India’s Constitution never favoured a time-bound framework for quotas. Misquoting him ducks questions on what has really changed for lower castes.
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Bihar Assembly passes bill to increase caste-based quota from 50% to 65%
This is higher than the limit of 50% set by the Supreme Court for total reservations in 1992.
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Explainer: How Supreme Court put in place a 50% quota cap (and why it’s frequently breached)
In 1992, the Supreme Court had held that caste-based reservations cannot exceed 50%. However, compliance with this rule has been far from strictly observed.
Vineet Bhalla
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Keeping quota for SCs and STs in legislative bodies is ‘absolutely necessary’, Centre tells SC
The court will hear petitions challenging the validity of the 104th (Amendment) Act, which in 2019, had extended the reservation for 10 years.
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Gujarat: OBC quota in local body polls increased from 10% to 27%
The announcement was made ahead of the upcoming polls in 7,100-gram panchayats, 75 Nagar Palikas, two district panchayats and 19 taluka panchayats.
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