Judges, castes and social justice
10 years ago

Judges, castes and social justice

The Hindu  

Mark Twain said “a lie can travel halfway around the world, while the truth is putting on its shoes.” What has been happening in the High Court of Madras in the recent past is ample proof of this. In other words, less than 15 per cent of the total number of Judges appointed to the High Court belong to the forward communities. Normally, direct recruitment to the category of Civil Judges is undertaken by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission while direct recruitment of District Judges is done by the High Court itself. In 2012, when the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission ran into rough weather, the High Court took upon itself the entire task of direct recruitment of about 185 Civil Judges. The Rules stipulate that to qualify for viva voce, candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes should secure 30 per cent marks in each of the four papers; those belonging to the Backward Classes and the Most Backward Classes 35 per cent; and candidates belonging to the General Category 40 per cent.

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West Bengal informs Supreme Court of fresh exercise to identify Backward Classes
1 week, 3 days ago

West Bengal informs Supreme Court of fresh exercise to identify Backward Classes

The Hindu  

The West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the State’s Backward Classes Commission is embarking on a fresh exercise to identify Socially and Educationally Backward Communities who warrant inclusion in the State’s Other Backward Classes List. The State had appealed the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court judgment striking down its policy to include several castes, …

Subclassification Necessary To Uplift Most Backward Among Scheduled Castes : State Of Punjab Tells Supreme Court [Day 1]
1 year, 1 month ago

Subclassification Necessary To Uplift Most Backward Among Scheduled Castes : State Of Punjab Tells Supreme Court [Day 1]

Live Law  

A 7-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing the referred matter on the permissibility of sub-classification among Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes. But then, by virtue of reservation, they are also entitled to the second generation and again the third generation.” Understanding Subclassification & State's Preferential Treatment Referring to the main issue at hand, Singh submitted …

Petition in Kerala High Court seeks to ensure representation of most backward communities in appointment of judges to HC
1 year, 4 months ago

Petition in Kerala High Court seeks to ensure representation of most backward communities in appointment of judges to HC

The Hindu  

A former scientist of the India Council for Agriculture Research has moved the Kerala High Court seeking directions to the Central Government and others to ensure equitable representation to Scheduled Castes, Latin Catholics or other backward communities in the appointment of judges to the High Court of Kerala. M. K. Mukundan moved the High Court pointing out that there was …

Plea In Kerala HC Seeks Equitable Representation Of Backward Community In Appointment Of High Court Judges
1 year, 4 months ago

Plea In Kerala HC Seeks Equitable Representation Of Backward Community In Appointment Of High Court Judges

Live Law  

A plea has been moved in the Kerala High Court by a Scientist retired from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, seeking equitable representation of backward classes such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Latin Catholics, etc. Mukundan, who himself belongs to a backward community alleged that the principles of Social Justice as envisaged in Articles 38, 46, and 335 of …

Won’t make any appointments, admissions under order scrapping 4% quota for Muslims till April 18: Karnataka govt. tells SC
1 year, 11 months ago

Won’t make any appointments, admissions under order scrapping 4% quota for Muslims till April 18: Karnataka govt. tells SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 13, 2023 recorded in its order an oral assurance given by the Karnataka government that no admission or appointment is going to be made till the next date of hearing on April 18 on the basis of a Government Order issued on March 27. The petition argued that the Muslim community in Karnataka has been …

SC gives nod to Uttar Pradesh to hold local body elections
2 years ago

SC gives nod to Uttar Pradesh to hold local body elections

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on March 27 gave the Uttar Pradesh Government permission to hold local body elections on being informed that the State Local Bodies Dedicated Backward Classes Commission has completed its “contemporaneous rigorous empirical investigation” to identify backward classes who deserve political representation in local bodies. On January 4, the top court stayed the High Court direction to Uttar …

79% Of High Court Judges Appointed In Last 5 Years From Upper Castes, Scheduled Castes & Minorities 2% : Centre Tells Parliamentary Panel
2 years, 2 months ago

79% Of High Court Judges Appointed In Last 5 Years From Upper Castes, Scheduled Castes & Minorities 2% : Centre Tells Parliamentary Panel

Live Law  

A presentation given by the Union Government to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice gives an indication of the social diversity in the judiciary.According to the presentation, 79% of the High Court judges appointed during the period 2018-2022 are from upper castes. According to the presentation, 79% of the High Court judges appointed during the period 2018-2022 are …

Puducherry Local Body Elections: Madras High Court To Decide If Reservation For Backward Classes Is Mandatory
3 years, 3 months ago

Puducherry Local Body Elections: Madras High Court To Decide If Reservation For Backward Classes Is Mandatory

Live Law  

In a batch of petitions challenging the withdrawal of reservation for Backward Classes and Scheduled Tribes in the upcoming Puducherry local body elections, the Madras High Court is set to examine if providing reservation for BC is mandatory as per the Constitutional provisions or not. The senior Counsel for the state has also said that Articles 243- and 243- which …

'SC status to Dalit Muslims, Christians will encourage conversion'
9 years, 1 month ago

'SC status to Dalit Muslims, Christians will encourage conversion'

India TV News  

Kochi: Claiming that extending reservation in government jobs to Dalits of minority communities would encourage conversions, Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot today said the Centre has told the Supreme Court that it was "not agreeable to" granting them such rights. Strongly opposing recommendations of the Ranganath Mishra Commission and the Sachar Committee for reservation to Dalits of Christian and Muslim …

Rajasthan HC stays Gujjar reservation quota
12 years, 1 month ago

Rajasthan HC stays Gujjar reservation quota

Firstpost  

Rajasthan High Court has stayed till February 19 the five per cent reservation to Gujjar and four other communities in state services and educational institutions. Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has stayed till February 19 the five per cent reservation to Gujjar and four other communities in state services and educational institutions. The state government had decided on November 29 last …

Quota for Muslims
20 years, 7 months ago

Quota for Muslims

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh government's decision to introduce 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in educational institutions and government jobs triggers a nationwide debate. 33 created a new category "E" among the Backward Classes and gave 5 per cent reservation to Muslims over and above what was already provided to Backward Classes under categories A, B, C and D. The G.O. …

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