The Patna HC judgment on reservation and its implications on future quota policies
5 months, 4 weeks ago

The Patna HC judgment on reservation and its implications on future quota policies

Hindustan Times  

Recently, the Patna High Court in Gaurav Kumar and Others vs State of Bihar and Ors. After independence, Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution of India laid down measures for reservations for the backward classes, where, Article 15 talks about educational institutions, though the word “adequate” is not used, however in Article 16, the provision reserves adequate representation and empowers the state to provide reservation in the public employment for any backward class that is inadequately represented. Therefore, it endorsed the policy decision to go ahead with the Mandal Commission recommendation for a 27% reservation for the backward classes with a total ceiling on the quotas of 50%, and also clarified that “adequate representation,” as envisaged in Article 16, should not be construed as “proportional representation.” While accepting that the proportion of the backward classes to the total population remains relevant, the Court reiterated that the real spirit of the Article is to ensure equality and equal opportunity for all citizens. Application of the 50% rule in the Bihar Reservation case The Court looked into the circumstances that led the State to increase reserve quotas over the provided 50% ceiling. The Court also noted that “the state of Bihar, not being a "far-flung or remote area," nor being "out of the mainstream of national life," does not meet the criteria for an "extraordinary situation" that would allow for an overreach of the 50% limit.” The recent judgment of the Patna High Court has its genesis from the principles set out by the SC in the Indra Sawhney, Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil and Janhit Abhiyan case.

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'Reservation Can't Be On Basis Of Religion', Says Supreme Court While Hearing West Bengal's Plea Against HC Quashing OBC Classifications
2 weeks, 1 day ago

'Reservation Can't Be On Basis Of Religion', Says Supreme Court While Hearing West Bengal's Plea Against HC Quashing OBC Classifications

Live Law  

Reservation can't be given on the basis of religion, orally remarked the Supreme Court on Monday while hearing the petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the decision of the Calcutta High Court to quash the Other Backward Class classification of 77 communities, mostly belonging to Muslim religion.Responding to the Court's observation, Senior Advocate. Reservation can't be given …

Bihar assembly winter session: LoP Tejashwi asks Minister Nitish govt to raise reservation quota to 85 per cent
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Bihar assembly winter session: LoP Tejashwi asks Minister Nitish govt to raise reservation quota to 85 per cent

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar assembly, has called on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government to introduce new laws providing 85% reservation quotas for deprived castes and economically weaker sections. Speaking in the assembly on Tuesday, after Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav rejected the opposition’s adjournment motion, the RJD leader proposed that a committee be set …

Karnataka Internal Reservation Policy for Scheduled Castes: Implementation Challenges and Political Impact
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Karnataka Internal Reservation Policy for Scheduled Castes: Implementation Challenges and Political Impact

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 25, 2024 19:35 IST - 8 MINS READ In a decision that is bound to have far-reaching social implications in Karnataka, the State Cabinet, in late October, approved implementation of internal reservation within the Scheduled Caste quota in the State, which currently stands at 17 per cent. Any decision to implement internal reservation in Karnataka, especially in …

Dalit leaders divided over VCK move to file review plea against order allowing States to sub-categorise Scheduled Caste communities
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dalit leaders divided over VCK move to file review plea against order allowing States to sub-categorise Scheduled Caste communities

The Hindu  

The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi’s decision to file a review petition in the Supreme Court against the recent order empowering States to sub-categorise Scheduled Caste communities, after welcoming the judgement initially, to provide reservations has again turned the focus on the impact it could have on forging a potent political formation of the SC communities in Tamil Nadu. said while the …

Tejashwi dares Nitish to clear stand on quota
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tejashwi dares Nitish to clear stand on quota

New Indian Express  

PATNA: RJD leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Sunday challenged Janata Dal leaders to clarify their stance on inclusion of reservation in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution. Addressing workers of the party while taking part in day-long sit-in agitation, Tejashwi said that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s JD should tell people whether they are …

Quotas in quota | Panacea or pandora's box?
4 months ago

Quotas in quota | Panacea or pandora's box?

India Today  

On August 1, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment redefining the framework of affirmative action. Chandrachud allowed states to create subclassifications within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The aim is to ensure a more equitable distribution of reservation benefits among the most backward communities within these categories. It has in effect now allowed states to further demarcate reservations …

In Tamil Nadu, data on quota is a Pandora’s Box
4 months, 1 week ago

In Tamil Nadu, data on quota is a Pandora’s Box

The Hindu  

Politics over reservation in education and public employment is nothing new to Tamil Nadu. The question over the data has been addressed partially through the publication of the State Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department’s reply to a query under the RTI on the representation of Vanniyars and the rest within the exclusive 20% quota for MBC-DNCs …

Reservation redistribution
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Reservation redistribution

Hindustan Times  

The gains of reservation — despite its goal of driving equity — have flowed unequally. Relative social privilege and political clout have led to a few groups enjoying almost all the benefits of reservations while others languish in backwardness that is largely unchanged since Independence. To illustrate, the Jatavs in Uttar Pradesh and the Mahars in Maharashtra have long been …

Maratha reservation: Uddhav ready to back if PM Modi makes a decision
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha reservation: Uddhav ready to back if PM Modi makes a decision

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday has put the onus on to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do the balancing act on the contentious issue of providing reservation status to the Maratha community under the Socially and Economically Backward Classes category, while keeping the rights of Other Backward Classes intact. We will support the move.” Responding to Mr. Thackeray’s …

SC refuses interim stay on Patna HC’s ruling striking down Bihar government’s 65% reservation law
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SC refuses interim stay on Patna HC’s ruling striking down Bihar government’s 65% reservation law

Op India  

On Monday, the Supreme Court of India refused an interim stay on Patna High Court’s judgement that struck down the Bihar government’s law that increased reservations in the state from 50% to 65% in public employment and educational institutions. No interim relief.” Notably, the Bihar government has approached the top court to challenge the Patna High Court’s order dated 20th …

SC declines to grant interim stay of Patna HC decision quashing 65% quota in Bihar
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SC declines to grant interim stay of Patna HC decision quashing 65% quota in Bihar

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 29 refused to order interim stay of a Patna High Court decision quashing reservation up to 65% for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in public employment and institutions. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Shyam Divan, for Bihar, urged the court to stay the High Court decision which had …

Supreme Court refuses to stay Patna HC order that scrapped govt's move to increase Backward Classes quota
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court refuses to stay Patna HC order that scrapped govt's move to increase Backward Classes quota

India TV News  

In a major setback to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Patna High Court's decision that scrapped state government's decision to increase the quota for backward classes from 50 per cent to 65 per cent. Supreme Court listed the matter in September for hearing Bihar Government's plea challenging Patna …

Karnataka reservation bill for locals puts the ruling Congress in a bind
5 months ago

Karnataka reservation bill for locals puts the ruling Congress in a bind

Hindustan Times  

The fallout and consequences of the new Karnataka State Government Employment of Local Candidates in Industries Bill 2024 could be many if implemented - political, policy, and cultural. While senior executives from the private sector and entrepreneurs of Karnataka’s nearly 11,000 start-up firms were alarmed at the prospect of having to scour through numerous applications to prefer Kannadigas while hiring, …

Explainer: A lowdown on Karnataka’s draft bill for local quota in govt jobs
5 months, 1 week ago

Explainer: A lowdown on Karnataka’s draft bill for local quota in govt jobs

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka cabinet chaired by chief minster Siddaramaiah on Tuesday approved a draft bill to provide reservation in private sector jobs in the state, evoking a strong reaction from the industry leaders. A lowdown on the bill provisions and its possible implications: The Bengaluru technology industry worth $ 245 billion and having a workforce of 1.5 million can face adverse …

Karnataka's Big Move Backing Reservation For Locals In Private Sector Draws Backlash
5 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka's Big Move Backing Reservation For Locals In Private Sector Draws Backlash

News 18  

The Karnataka government has put the bill mandating reservation for locals in private jobs on hold after backlash. ‘Bengaluru not built by Kannadigas alone’: CPI MP John Brittas Speaking about the bill, CPI Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas said that it was discriminatory and not a “well-thought-out decision” by the Karnataka Cabinet. This is a fascist bill as in Animal …

A cap that is refusing to fit all heads
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A cap that is refusing to fit all heads

New Indian Express  

On June 20, the Patna High Court set aside the amendment in Bihar’s reservation policy that had been passed by the previous JDU-RJD government. The high court went by the Supreme Court’s 1992 decision to cap such reservation at 50 percent and struck down the Bihar amendment. Now, the JDU-BJP led state government has challenged the decision in the Supreme …

Patna High Court Strikes Down Bihar’s Attempt to Increase Reservation to 65%, Citing the Constitutional 50% Cap
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Patna High Court Strikes Down Bihar’s Attempt to Increase Reservation to 65%, Citing the Constitutional 50% Cap

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 05, 2024 17:28 IST - 8 MINS READ The reservation issue is back to the fore in Bihar, with the Patna High Court striking down the State government’s decision to increase the percentage of reservation for the Other Backward Classes, the Extremely Backward Classes, the Scheduled Castes, and the Scheduled Tribes in government jobs and educational institutions …

Bihar govt moves SC against Patna High Court order quashing 65 per cent reservation law
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar govt moves SC against Patna High Court order quashing 65 per cent reservation law

India TV News  

The Bihar government has taken a significant legal step by filing a petition in the Supreme Court challenging a recent ruling by the Patna High Court concerning reservation quotas. Filed through, Advocate Manish Kumar, the petition contests the High Court's decision to invalidate Bihar's amendment Acts of 2023, which aimed to raise reservation quotas from 50 per cent to 65 …

Bihar moves top court against HC quota hike order
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar moves top court against HC quota hike order

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Patna high court decision striking down the law enhancing caste-based reservation to 65% in jobs and admissions and argued that the caste survey carried out by the state adequately satisfies the parameters required to breach the 50% ceiling on reservation set by the top court in the 1992 Indra Sawhney …

Bihar reservation hike: State government moves SC against Patna HC decision to ‘set aside’ reservation hike
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar reservation hike: State government moves SC against Patna HC decision to ‘set aside’ reservation hike

The Hindu  

The Bihar government moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday, challenging the Patna High Court’s directive to ‘set aside’ the increase in the State’s reservation for disadvantaged communities, from the existing 50% to 65%. “Yes, the State government has filed an appeal before the Supreme Court today and our advocate Ayush Anand too has filed a caveat before the court to …

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap
5 months, 3 weeks ago

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Senior TPCC leader V. Hanumantha Rao on Monday called on the NDA-led BJP government at the Centre to pass a bill in Parliament that would allow reservations to exceed the current 50 percent cap. Hanumantha Rao highlighted that the Congress wants all state laws regarding reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes to be included in …

Parliament should pass law on reservations to exceed 50% cap: Congress
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Parliament should pass law on reservations to exceed 50% cap: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on June 30 said Parliament should pass a law to enable reservations to exceed the 50% cap, a day after NDA constituent Janata Dal demanded that the quota increase in Bihar be included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. At a meeting of the JD national executive here on Saturday, the party expressed concern over a recent …

Limit and excess: On the Patna High Court judgment and enhanced reservation
6 months ago

Limit and excess: On the Patna High Court judgment and enhanced reservation

The Hindu  

The Patna High Court judgment striking down enhanced reservation for various communities in employment and education marks yet another instance of the strict application of the 50% ceiling on total reservations by the judiciary. The verdict has invalidated the Nitish Kumar regime’s decision of last year to amend its quota law to raise Backward Classes reservation from 12% to 18%, …

Bihar dy CM says will move Supreme Court against HC stay on quota hike
6 months ago

Bihar dy CM says will move Supreme Court against HC stay on quota hike

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government will move the Supreme Court to challenge the Patna high court’s decision setting aside a hike in reservation for deprived castes from 50% to 65%, deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary said on Thursday, even as leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav slammed the ruling National Democratic Alliance for failing to include the quota law in the ninth schedule …

RSS never opposed reservation, says Mohan Bhagwat
7 months, 3 weeks ago

RSS never opposed reservation, says Mohan Bhagwat

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the Sangh had never opposed reservation given to certain groups, and maintained that the video making the rounds on social media, in which he is seen speaking against quotas in a meeting, is fake. I say that the video is fake and that I have never said this,” Mr. Bhagwat said …

We did not make any changes to BC quota, says CM Siddaramaiah
7 months, 4 weeks ago

We did not make any changes to BC quota, says CM Siddaramaiah

New Indian Express  

BIDAR/BENGALURU: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP intensifying their attacks on the Congress over Muslim quota, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the 4% reservation for Muslims has been in force in Karnataka since 1994 as per the Chinnappa Reddy Commission’s recommendation. In Bidar, the CM said some people approached the Supreme Court during the tenure of the …

Quota for Muslims in Telangana and Andhra back in focus
8 months ago

Quota for Muslims in Telangana and Andhra back in focus

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks at an election rally in Rajasthan on Tuesday stating that the Congress was trying to give reservations to Muslims by reducing the quota for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, brought to the fore the debate over provision of reservations to the Muslims in Andhra Pradesh. Muslims have been enjoying 4% reservations …

Growing voices against proposed 70% quota in Jammu and Kashmir
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Growing voices against proposed 70% quota in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

There are growing voices against the Centre’s move to push reservation quota to 70% in Jammu and Kashmir, in the wake of recent announcements to have a separate 10% reservation for Paharis and other tribes and enhancement of OBCs quota to 8%. “The Jammu and Kashmir administration’s decision to increase ST reservation by 10% at the expense of open merit …

Maharashtra assembly passes bill for 10% reservation to Marathas
10 months ago

Maharashtra assembly passes bill for 10% reservation to Marathas

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra assembly on Monday passed a bill for 10% reservation to the Marathas in educational institutes and government jobs even as courts struck down similar laws enacted in 2014 and 2019. In its report, the commission said Marathas, who account for Maharashtra’s 28% population, faced “‘exceptional and extraordinary” backwardness, making it a fit case for the reservation to breach …

Can Bihar increase its reservation pool? | Explained
1 year ago

Can Bihar increase its reservation pool? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On November 17, the Governor of Bihar approved two laws increasing the quantum of reservations in jobs and education in the State to 75%, including 20% for Scheduled Castes, 2% for Scheduled Tribes, 18% for Other Backward Classes, and 25% for Extremely Backward Classes, and 10% for economically weaker sections. The two laws have once again …

Bihar Municipal Elections Reservation Challenge | High Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On January 2
1 year ago

Bihar Municipal Elections Reservation Challenge | High Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On January 2

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has set January 2, 2024, as the date for the final hearing on a case challenging the recently conducted Bihar Municipal elections. Shahi, AG Mr. Vikas Kumar Counsel/s For the Respondent/s : Mr. Basant Kumar Choudhary, Sr. Advocate Counsel/s For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Awnish Kumar, Advocate Mr. S.V. Shahi, AG Mr. Vikas Kumar, A.C. to …

Bihar notifies quota hike after Governor signs bills
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar notifies quota hike after Governor signs bills

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government issued the gazette notification for the two quota bills on Tuesday after Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar signed the Bihar reservation of vacancies in posts and services amendment Bill and the Bihar reservation amendment Bill, 2023, to pave the way for the increase in quota from the existing 50% to 65%. Under the new provision, based on the …

Bihar government notifies quota hike after governor signs bills
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar government notifies quota hike after governor signs bills

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government on Tuesday issued the gazette notification for the two quota bills after governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar signed the Bihar Reservation of vacancies in posts and services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill, 2023 paving the way for increase in quota from the existing 50% to 65%. Under the new provision, based on the findings of …

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education
1 year, 1 month ago

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education

India TV News  

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has formally increased the reservation quota for deprived castes from 50% to 65% in state government jobs and educational institutions. Governor Arlekar sent formal notifications for both bills—the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill, 2023—to the state government, endorsing the proposed changes. The swift …

In Bihar, reservation now at 75%. What about Supreme Court's 50% cap?
1 year, 1 month ago

In Bihar, reservation now at 75%. What about Supreme Court's 50% cap?

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court in its landmark 1992 judgment in the Indra Sawhney vs Union of India — popularly known as the Mandal Commission verdict – capped reservation for the backward class in government jobs and educational institutions at 50 per cent. The Kumar government’s decision also takes Bihar’s reservation quota past the 50 per cent camp imposed by the Supreme …

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation

Op India  

Bihar Assembly has passed the ‘Reservation Amendment Bill’ to raise reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65% on 9 November. On November 7, the Bihar Cabinet approved the initiative to enhance the state’s quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. It is clear …

Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap

Firstpost  

The Caste Survey report revealed that OBCs and the extremely backward classes sub-group account for a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total of 13.07 crore, while SCs and STs together were slightly over 21 per cent. The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes …

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today

Hindustan Times  

At a special meeting held on Tuesday evening, the Bihar cabinet approved a proposal to increase the reservations in government jobs and educational institutions from the existing 60% to 75%, hours after chief minister Nitish Kumar told the state assembly that his government would bring a Bill in the ongoing winter session of the legislature to effect the quota hike …

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results

Op India  

On 7th November, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presented a detailed report of the caste-based census in the Legislative Assembly. While tabling the detailed caste census report in the state assembly, he said, “Quotas for Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes need to be raised. According to the caste survey, Yadavs have the highest population among OBCs and …

Bihar politics: Govt keen to increase reservation in Winter Session. Will it?
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar politics: Govt keen to increase reservation in Winter Session. Will it?

Hindustan Times  

Patna:The winter session of Bihar’s state legislature beginning from November 6th is expected to be politically significant as there is likelihood of the ruling Grand Alliance government increasing the reservation limit for backward classes, following the findings of the caste survey released recently. There is a buzz in political circles that the GA government, following the release of the caste …

Should the 50 % legal ceiling on reservation be reconsidered?
1 year, 2 months ago

Should the 50 % legal ceiling on reservation be reconsidered?

The Hindu  

On October 2, the Bihar government released the data of its caste survey. Excerpts: Do you think the initial findings of the Bihar caste survey has necessitated the reconsidering of the ceiling of 50% on reservation set by the Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney case in 1992? Explained | The impact of the Bihar caste survey Alok Prasanna: The …

Supreme Court refuses to stay Bihar caste census, says it can't stop govt from taking a decision
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to stay Bihar caste census, says it can't stop govt from taking a decision

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay Bihar caste census which had stated that state’s total population stood at a little over 13.07 crore. What was the survey The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released findings of its survey months ahead of the 2024 Parliamentary elections, which revealed that OBCs and EBCs constitute a whopping 63 per cent of …

Bihar Govt Announces 10% Reservation For EWS In Judicial Services And State-Run Law Colleges
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar Govt Announces 10% Reservation For EWS In Judicial Services And State-Run Law Colleges

Live Law  

In a significant decision, the Bihar government has announced a 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections in the state's judicial services, as well as in government-run law colleges and universities. "The cabinet approved amendments in the guidelines of the State Judicial Services, 1951, allowing 10 per cent reservation for EWS category in judicial services and also in state-run …

Arguments in EWS verdict may serve as a shot in the arm for seeking more quota post Bihar caste survey
1 year, 2 months ago

Arguments in EWS verdict may serve as a shot in the arm for seeking more quota post Bihar caste survey

The Hindu  

Arguments employed by the Supreme Court in its majority verdict to uphold the 10% economically weaker sections quota for the “poorest of the poor” among forward castes can paradoxically become a stimulus for the backward classes to seek reservation over and above the 50% ceiling limit on the basis of the data published after the Bihar caste-based survey. The majority …

These Seats Are Reserved: Putting the quota debate in context
1 year, 7 months ago

These Seats Are Reserved: Putting the quota debate in context

India Today  

These Seats are Reserved: Caste, Quotas and the Constitution of India by Abhinav Chandrachud, a lawyer practising at the Bombay High Court, explains the history of the affirmative action provisions in the Indian Constitution and demystifies the complex set of rules and procedures through which these clauses are put into operation. The first half traces the history of constitutionalising reservation …

Quick edit: Manipur message
1 year, 7 months ago

Quick edit: Manipur message

Live Mint  

The violence in Manipur over a proposed change in reservation eligibility reveals not just job scarcity, an all-India problem, but the need for a conversation on affirmative action that rises above group interests. A proposal to extend a tribal quota to Meiteis, who make up the state’s majority, is being resisted by Kukis and Nagas, who are currently eligible for …

'Wholesale Domicile Reservation Unconstitutional' : Supreme Court Asks MP Govt To Review 75% Domicile Quota In B.Ed Seats
1 year, 7 months ago

'Wholesale Domicile Reservation Unconstitutional' : Supreme Court Asks MP Govt To Review 75% Domicile Quota In B.Ed Seats

Live Law  

Stating that domicile reservation should not become a "wholesale reservation", the Supreme Court has asked the State of Madhya Pradesh to review its decision to have 75% domicile reservation in B.Ed seats. "We make it clear that though reservation in favour of residents is permissible, yet reservation to the extent of 75% of the total seats makes it a wholesale …

Congress accuses BJP of double engine ‘droha’ on reservation in Karnataka
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress accuses BJP of double engine ‘droha’ on reservation in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar said that the people of Karnataka will not forgive the BJP and the Basavaraj Bommai government for ‘unpardonable sins’ in the name of reservation to Lingayats, Vokkaligas, and SCs/STs. Mr Surjewala and Mr Shivakumar released a statement: “It’s an unforgivable sin the BJP government has committed by staying its …

Bhatti slams Amit Shah for remarks on Muslim quota
1 year, 8 months ago

Bhatti slams Amit Shah for remarks on Muslim quota

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka called Union home minister Amit Shah's statement that the BJP will scrap 4 per cent reservations for Muslims in Telangana if the party forms government a "drop of poison" meant to cause unrest in a state where people live in peace and communal harmony. Bhatti stated that the Congress government provided 4 percent reservations …

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