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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· Jul 29, 2022 · 09:28 am

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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· Jul 21, 2022 · 01:26 pm

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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· Mar 31, 2022 · 01:16 pm

Madras HC recommends reservation for transgender people in Tamil Nadu government jobs

The judge said the quota should be provided apart from relaxations extended to the socially and economically backward classes.

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· Mar 03, 2022 · 06:00 pm

Explainer: Why have reservations in promotions sparked such a hectic debate in the courts?

Governments have found it difficult to implement reservation in promotions as a result of court rulings asking for data. What changes after a recent judgment?

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· Feb 11, 2022 · 06:30 am

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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· Jan 28, 2022 · 01:42 pm

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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· Jan 27, 2022 · 06:30 am

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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· Jan 19, 2022 · 08:20 pm

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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· Jan 17, 2022 · 02:55 pm

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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· Jan 08, 2022 · 09:00 am

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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· Jan 07, 2022 · 10:56 am

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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· Jan 06, 2022 · 07:34 pm