Reservations Debate
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Maharashtra: SC warns poll body of contempt if it re-notifies polls in 367 seats to add OBC quota
On July 20, the Supreme Court allowed 27% reservation for the Other Backward Classes in local body polls in Maharashtra.
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Supreme Court allows 27% OBC reservation in Maharashtra local body polls
On December 6, the court had stayed the state’s Ordinance notifying the quota.
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Supreme Court strikes down Tamil Nadu law giving 10.5% reservation to Vanniyar community members
The community was given reservation in government jobs and educational institutions within the 20% quota for the Most Backward Class category in the state.
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Explainer: Why have reservations in promotions sparked such a hectic debate in the courts?
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Supreme Court refuses to lay down yardstick for representation for quota in promotion to SC/STs
The court said that states were required to collect quantifiable data on representation of the communities in government jobs.
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Why the Supreme Court now thinks it was wrong to claim that reservations undermine the idea of merit
The Supreme Court recently upheld 27% OBC reservations in the All India Quota seats of NEET UG and PG Exams.
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Local body elections: SC tells Maharashtra to submit data on OBCs to state commission
The court passed the order in response to an application by the state seeking permission to go ahead with local body elections.
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Maharashtra moves SC against order staying 27% quota for OBCs in local body polls
Last month, the court had put on hold the ordinance which provided the quota. It also directed to re-notify the reserved seats under general category.
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Explainer: Is Modi’s government’s 8 lakh income criteria for EWS too lenient?
The Supreme Court will look into the validity of Centre’s criteria for economically weaker sections in the third week of March.
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SC allows NEET admissions for this year under existing reservation criteria
A final verdict on the validity of criteria for determining the Economically Weaker Section quota will be passed in March.
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NEET PG counselling should begin in ‘national interest’, says SC on EWS quota, reserves verdict
The court is hearing petitions challenging the criterion of Rs 8 lakh annual income limit to give reservation under the Economically Weaker Section category.
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