Rajasthan govt approves 1% quota to Gujjars, four other communities under most backward classes category
6 years, 8 months ago

Rajasthan govt approves 1% quota to Gujjars, four other communities under most backward classes category

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The Rajasthan government approved the one percent reservation to five communities, including Gujjars, under the most backward classes category. The Rajasthan government on Monday approved one percent reservation to five communities, including Gujjars, under the most backward classes category. Rajasthan government approves 1% reservation to five communities including Gujjars under the most backward classes category. The Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in the state also clarified on Monday that the five castes – comprising Gujjars, along with nomadic communities Banjara, Gadia-Lohar, Raika and Gadariya – are also entitled to the 21 percent quota under the OBC category for admission to educational institutions and recruitment in government jobs in the state The candidates, if not selected on the basis of merit in the general category, will be considered first under the OBC and then under the MBC in admissions and recruitments, according to the two orders which are separate for admissions and recruitments.

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4% quota for Muslims: Bill passed amid vociferous protests by BJP
5 days, 13 hours ago

4% quota for Muslims: Bill passed amid vociferous protests by BJP

The Hindu  

Amidst protest by the Opposition BJP and JD members and a strong defence by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Bill, 2025, that provides for 4% reservation to contractors from Muslim community in public works was passed in both Houses of the Legislature on Friday. While the BJP opposed the Bill, pointing to the lack of Constitutional …

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results
1 year, 4 months 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 …

Rajasthan announces 6% reservation to most backward castes within OBCs
1 year, 7 months ago

Rajasthan announces 6% reservation to most backward castes within OBCs

Live Mint  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday informed that the state government is set to allocate a six per cent quota for the Most Backward Castes within the Other Backward Classes. "A survey will be conducted by the OBC commission to identify the most backward castes in the OBC category and the commission will submit the report in a time-bound …

Karnataka notifies 10% EWS quota on the eve of election
1 year, 11 months ago

Karnataka notifies 10% EWS quota on the eve of election

The Hindu  

March 30, 2023 09:53 pm | Updated April 03, 2023 11:57 am IST - Bengaluru Days after scrapping the 2B Category for Muslims under the OBC quota and on the eve of the announcement of the Assembly elections, the Karnataka government notified the Economically Weaker Section category to provide 10% reservation in education and employment. The order issued on March …

Gujjar, Bakarwal, Pahari communities in J&K to get reservations soon: Govt
2 years, 5 months ago

Gujjar, Bakarwal, Pahari communities in J&K to get reservations soon: Govt

Live Mint  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday that a committee that was set up to examine quota benefits has recommended reservations for Gujjar, Bakarwal and Pahari communities. Amit Shah also said that the Central government would implement reservations for Gujjar, Bakarwal and Pahari communities in Jammu and Kashmir. Cheers and slogans echoed as Home Minister Amit Shah promised reservation …

Gujjars sign quota pact with Rajasthan govt.
4 years, 4 months ago

Gujjars sign quota pact with Rajasthan govt.

The Hindu  

After an 11-day-long stalemate, Gujjars, demanding reservation in jobs and education, on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Rajasthan government, covering the crucial aspects of backlog posts, ongoing recruitments, withdrawal of criminal cases and rehabilitation of the families of those killed during previous agitations. Mr. Bainsla told reporters that the important issue of appointments to the backlog posts for the …

'Come and Talk': Rajasthan Govt Calls for Negotiations with Members of Gujjar Community Agitating for Quota
4 years, 4 months ago

'Come and Talk': Rajasthan Govt Calls for Negotiations with Members of Gujjar Community Agitating for Quota

News 18  

The Rajasthan government on Monday said that its doors were open for talks with the agitating Gujjar community members on their demands for reservation. State Health Minister Raghu Sharma and Speaker C P Joshi both appealed to the agitators to come and talk with the government and find a solution to the problem. Sharma said even after this, if the …

Gurjar quota protest: Rajasthan govt says open to further negotiations as stir enters second day
4 years, 4 months ago

Gurjar quota protest: Rajasthan govt says open to further negotiations as stir enters second day

Firstpost  

Gurjar Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti is demanding that the government include the Gujjars in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, fill the backlog of vacancies and give the benefit of five percent reservation to the Most Backward Classes in the pending recruitment process Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Monday said it is open to further negotiations with Gurjars demanding reservation even …

Gujjar body, Rajasthan cabinet sub-panel agree on 14 points, stir called off
4 years, 4 months ago

Gujjar body, Rajasthan cabinet sub-panel agree on 14 points, stir called off

Hindustan Times  

The Gujjar Reservation Committee and the Rajasthan government’s cabinet sub-committee agreed on 14 points following talks on Saturday. There is no need for agitation and we hope the government will meet its promises,” Himmat Singh Gujjar, leader of Gujjar faction said, whose delegation met Rajasthan Minister Raghu Sharma on Saturday. On October 18, Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla had given …

Rajasthan Govt, Gujjars Agree Upon 14 Points of Reservation Demand
4 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan Govt, Gujjars Agree Upon 14 Points of Reservation Demand

News 18  

A delegation of Gujjar leaders on Saturday held talks with the Rajasthan government following which a consensus was reached on 14 points of the reservation demand made by the community. Gujjar leader Himmat Singh said the talks were positive and the agreement would satisfy the community, adding that there was no need for an agitation now. On Bainsla's absence in …

Gujjars give ultimatum till Nov. 1 on quota issue
4 years, 5 months ago

Gujjars give ultimatum till Nov. 1 on quota issue

The Hindu  

Gujjars demanding reservation in jobs and education as a “most backward class” on Saturday gave an ultimatum till November 1 to the Congress government in Rajasthan before resumption of their agitation, unless urgent steps were taken to protect their “rightful share” and quota provisions applied to the ongoing recruitment to 15 services. Gujjar supremo Kirori Singh Bainsla announced at the …

Pilot Writes To Gehlot Over 5 Percent Reservation To Gurjars, Others In Govt Recruitments In Rajasthan
4 years, 6 months ago

Pilot Writes To Gehlot Over 5 Percent Reservation To Gurjars, Others In Govt Recruitments In Rajasthan

News 18  

Jaipur: Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot has written a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over the issue of five per cent reservation to Gurjars and other communities, claiming that it is not being applied to several recruitments in the state. Pilot said it has been brought to his notice that the people in the MBC category are …

Reservation politics in India: From Gujjars, Jats, Patidars to Marathas, communities line up for their piece of caste-based quota pie
5 years, 8 months ago

Reservation politics in India: From Gujjars, Jats, Patidars to Marathas, communities line up for their piece of caste-based quota pie

Firstpost  

Marathas are the latest addition to a list of communities in India who have demanded reservation in jobs and education, but many have debated that offering quota to communities without going over its merits dilutes the purpose of having a quota system for backward castes. Gujjars A pastoral community who constitute about seven percent of Rajasthan’s population according to the …

Meeting to be held between Gujjar community members, Rajasthan govt ministers over 5% quota in jobs
5 years, 9 months ago

Meeting to be held between Gujjar community members, Rajasthan govt ministers over 5% quota in jobs

India TV News  

A meeting will be held between ministers of the Rajasthan government and members of the Gujjar Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti on June 18 to discuss the community's demand of five per cent quota in jobs and educational institutes, an official said Tuesday. In the meeting, Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh, Health Minister Raghu Sharma, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Bhanwar Lal Meghwal …

Why are the Gujjars agitated?
6 years, 1 month ago

Why are the Gujjars agitated?

The Hindu  

What are the grounds for this? The nine-day-long renewed agitation of Gujjars in Rajasthan earlier this month, seeking 5% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions, has again shifted focus on the community’s demand which has generated considerable political heat and disrupted public life several times since 2007. The State government has tried thrice in the past to give 5% …

Rajasthan: Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla ends quota agitation 'in interest of nation'
6 years, 1 month ago

Rajasthan: Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla ends quota agitation 'in interest of nation'

India TV News  

The Gujjar quota agitation, which had halted railway traffic on Delhi-Mumbai route, came to an end after eight days today. The agitation lasted for eight days as Gujjars and four other communities blocked railways tracks and highways in Rajasthan to demand five per cent quota in jobs and educational institutions. We have received a written assurance from the government that …

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla says quota bill passed in Rajasthan Assembly could face legal challenges; agitation likely to continue
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla says quota bill passed in Rajasthan Assembly could face legal challenges; agitation likely to continue

Firstpost  

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla refused to call off the agitation for a government quota on Thursday, saying the bill passed in the Rajasthan Assembly to meet their demand could face legal challenges. Jaipur: Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla refused to call off the agitation for a government quota on Thursday, saying the bill passed in the Rajasthan Assembly to …

Gujjar reservation protest: Rajasthan Assembly passes bill to grant 5% quota to agitation community; Bainsala falls ill
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar reservation protest: Rajasthan Assembly passes bill to grant 5% quota to agitation community; Bainsala falls ill

India TV News  

The Rajasthan Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill giving a five per cent quota in government jobs and educational institutes to Gujjars and four other communities agitating for it, hours after the leader of the protest, Kirori Singh Bainsla, took ill during sit-in dharna. The bill sought to increase the backward classes' reservation from the present 21 per cent to …

Rajasthan Assembly passes bill giving five percent reservation to Gujjars in jobs and educational institutes
6 years, 1 month ago

Rajasthan Assembly passes bill giving five percent reservation to Gujjars in jobs and educational institutes

Firstpost  

Rajasthan Assembly passed the Rajasthan Backward Classes Amendment Bill, which gives five percent reservation in jobs and educational institutes to Gujjars. The Rajasthan Assembly on Wednesday passed the Rajasthan Backward Classes Amendment Bill, 2019, which gives five percent reservation in jobs and educational institutes to Gujjars and four other communities that have been agitating for it. The government had introduced …

Gujjar Reservation Bill passed in Rajasthan Assembly after protests
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar Reservation Bill passed in Rajasthan Assembly after protests

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: The Rajasthan assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed the Gujjar Reservation bill that promises 5 per cent quota to the Gujjar community and other nomadic tribes. The bill was presented by Energy Minister B D Kalla in the Assembly to pacify members of Gujjar community who have been holding demonstrations since Friday across the state for quota. The bill seeks …

Amid Gujjar quota stir, Rajasthan govt introduces 5% quota bill for protesting community and 4 other castes
6 years, 1 month ago

Amid Gujjar quota stir, Rajasthan govt introduces 5% quota bill for protesting community and 4 other castes

Firstpost  

The government introduced the Rajasthan Backward Classes Amendment Bill, 2019, for giving reservation to Gujjars and the other castes. Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Assembly to give a five percent quota in jobs and educational institutes to Gujjars and four other communities agitating for it. The bill was presented in the Rajasthan Assembly by …

Gujjar quota stir enters 5th day: District admin issues notice against Kirori Singh Bainsal, orders total internet shutdown in Sawai Madhopur
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota stir enters 5th day: District admin issues notice against Kirori Singh Bainsal, orders total internet shutdown in Sawai Madhopur

Firstpost  

Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur administration has curtailed internet services in the region as the Gujjar reservation stir entered the fifth day on Tuesday Sawai Madhopur: The district administration has curtailed internet services in the region as the Gujjar reservation stir entered the fifth day on Tuesday. During the total internet shutdown, all types of data services have been restricted, as per …

Gujjar quota stir: Agitators block NH-11 in Rajasthan's Dausa, highways and railway tracks across state as protest enters fourth day
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota stir: Agitators block NH-11 in Rajasthan's Dausa, highways and railway tracks across state as protest enters fourth day

Firstpost  

Gujjar agitation leader Kirori Singh Bainsla and his supporters began their sit-in on railway tracks in Malarna Dungar of Sawai Madhopur on Friday. Jaipur: Gujjar community members blocked National Highway-11, which connects Jaipur with Agra, in Rajasthan’s Dausa district on Monday, the fourth day of their agitation demanding 5 percent reservation in government jobs and educational institutes. As of now, …

Gujjar quota stir in Rajasthan: Bhanwar Lal urge protesters not to resort to violence
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota stir in Rajasthan: Bhanwar Lal urge protesters not to resort to violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: Rajasthan Minister Bhanwar Lal on Monday urged the protesting Gujjar community, demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutes, not to resort to violence and protest peacefully. “Would like to appeal to the Gujjar community that they pressurise the PM to give five per cent reservation, the way they gave 10 per cent reservation to General …

Gujjar quota stir: Protest turns violent in Rajasthan's Dholpur as demonstrators pelt stones, set police vehicle on fire
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota stir: Protest turns violent in Rajasthan's Dholpur as demonstrators pelt stones, set police vehicle on fire

Firstpost  

As the Gujjar agitation for reservation in Rajasthan entered its third day on Sunday, a clash broke out between protesters and the police in Dholpur. As the Gujjar agitation for reservation in Rajasthan entered its third day on Sunday, a clash broke out between protesters and the police in Dholpur after officers blocked the highway in the area. CNN-News18 quoted …

Rajasthan: Gujjar reservation stir continues, many trains cancelled
6 years, 1 month ago

Rajasthan: Gujjar reservation stir continues, many trains cancelled

Deccan Chronicle  

Sawai Madhopur: A section of the Gujjar community demanding reservation, have erected tents on railway tracks in protest, leading to the cancellation of several trains in the Kota division. Earlier on Friday, the Gujjars staged a 'rasta-roko' dharna at the railway tracks in Rajasthan's Swai Madhopur district, demanding implementation of the 5 per cent reservation that was promised to them …

Gujjar quota stir: Railway traffic on Delhi-Mumbai route remains affected; 4 trains diverted, 14 cancelled
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota stir: Railway traffic on Delhi-Mumbai route remains affected; 4 trains diverted, 14 cancelled

India TV News  

The quota stir, started by Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, continued to affect the railway traffic on Delhi-Mumbai route as protestors stage dharna on tracks demanding five per cent reservation in state jobs and educational institutions. According to news agency ANI, four trains diverted and 14 cancelled between Sawai Madhopur to Bayana section-Nimoda to Malarna block section in Kota Division …

BJP faces diverse views from allies in Uttar Pradesh on quota to backward classes; Opposition calls it a ploy for electoral benefits
6 years, 2 months ago

BJP faces diverse views from allies in Uttar Pradesh on quota to backward classes; Opposition calls it a ploy for electoral benefits

Firstpost  

Lucknow: Diverse views of BJP allies Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party and Apna Dal in Uttar Pradesh on the reservation to backward classes have become a thorn in the flesh for the ruling party ahead of Lok Sabha polls. While the SBSP has given 100 days’ ultimatum to the BJP to implement recommendations of a social justice committee on backward reservations, …

Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Income-Based Sub Category Under Backward Classes Quota [Read Order]
6 years, 7 months ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Sets Aside Income-Based Sub Category Under Backward Classes Quota [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday set aside a government notification fixing income criteria for allotting quota seats to candidates from the backward class category.The impugned notification had been issued on 17 August, 2016 under the Backward Classes Act, 2016. The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday set aside a government notification fixing income criteria for allotting …

Rajasthan govt to issue circular mandating 1% quota to Gujjars, four other MBC communities today
6 years, 8 months ago

Rajasthan govt to issue circular mandating 1% quota to Gujjars, four other MBC communities today

Firstpost  

The Vasundhara Raje-led government in Rajasthan will release a circular mandating one percent reservation to five MBC category communities by 5pm on Monday. The Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in Rajasthan gave an assurance to Gujjar leaders on Sunday that it would release a circular mandating one percent reservation to five communities under the most backward classes category by 5 pm …

Quota stir: Govt invites Gujjar panel for parleys, Bainsla remains non-committal
6 years, 10 months ago

Quota stir: Govt invites Gujjar panel for parleys, Bainsla remains non-committal

Hindustan Times  

A 16-member delegation of Gujjar leaders reached Jaipur Monday evening to hold talks with a group of ministers on the community’s proposed agitation from May 15 to press for 5% reservation from within the 21% OBC quota in Rajasthan. Bainsla said the community was not interested in agitation but the government has to fulfill its demand for 5% reservation within …

Setback for Gujjar quota stir, 80 villages to boycott
6 years, 10 months ago

Setback for Gujjar quota stir, 80 villages to boycott

Hindustan Times  

The move to revive an agitation by Gujjars to press for their demand of five per cent reservation from within OBC quota suffered a setback Thursday with a large section of the community deciding to boycott the stir. Gujjar community leader Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla had last week given the call to stage a massive protest starting from May 15 …

Gujjar leaders decide to revive quota stir from May 15 in Rajasthan
6 years, 10 months ago

Gujjar leaders decide to revive quota stir from May 15 in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

Members of the Gujjar community in Rajasthan on Sunday decided to revive their agitation from May 15 to press for their demand of 5% reservation from within the OBC quota. All the leaders of the community along with its members have been asked to assemble for a sit-in at Pilu ka Pura on May 15 to demand reservation,” he said. …

Securing future: Wary Rajasthan now offers 1 per cent quota to Gurjars
7 years, 3 months ago

Securing future: Wary Rajasthan now offers 1 per cent quota to Gurjars

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: Scare given by recent Gujarat Assembly elections seems to be having an impact as a jittery BJP announced one per cent quota to Gurjars and four other castes. Five castes including Gurjars will get one per cent reservation within the 50 per cent legal limit in Rajasthan, parliamentary affairs minister Rajendra Singh Rathore said. “The decision was taken to …

Gurjars, 4 other communities to get 1% reservation in Rajasthan
7 years, 3 months ago

Gurjars, 4 other communities to get 1% reservation in Rajasthan

India TV News  

Five castes including Gurjars will ge one per cent reservation within the 50 per cent legal limit in Rajasthan, a senior minister said on Friday. "The decision was taken to give one per cent reservation to Gurjars and other castes under the most backward category," said state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rajendra Rathore. The Rajasthan Assembly in October this year passed …

Rajasthan govt approves 1% reservation for Gujjars, four other backward castes
7 years, 3 months ago

Rajasthan govt approves 1% reservation for Gujjars, four other backward castes

Firstpost  

Rajasthan government on Thursday decided to provide the Gujjars and four other communities one percent reservation within the 50 percent limit while retaining their OBC status. Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Thursday decided to provide the Gujjars and four other communities one percent reservation within the 50 percent limit while retaining their OBC status. The allotment of one percent reservation …

Ahead of Gujarat polls, Shankersinh Vaghela promises 10% quota for most backward classes, no GST for a year
7 years, 4 months ago

Ahead of Gujarat polls, Shankersinh Vaghela promises 10% quota for most backward classes, no GST for a year

Firstpost  

Gujarat’s Kshatriya strongman Shankersinh Vaghela on Wednesday said his fledgling ‘Jan Vikalp Front’, would carve out special 10 percent quota for the most backward classes from within the 27 percent reservation meant for the OBCs and defer implementation of the GST for a year. Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s Kshatriya strongman Shankersinh Vaghela on Wednesday said his fledgling ‘Jan Vikalp Front’, would carve …

SC sets aside Rajasthan HC's stay on OBC reservation bill but restricts quota limit at 50%
7 years, 4 months ago

SC sets aside Rajasthan HC's stay on OBC reservation bill but restricts quota limit at 50%

Firstpost  

Supreme Court has set aside Rajasthan High Court’s stay order on the OBC reservation bill, 2017 to increase the reservation quota. The Supreme Court has set aside Rajasthan High Court’s stay order on the OBC reservation bill, 2017 that was tabled during the Monsoon Session of the Rajasthan Assembly. OBC Reservation Bill: Supreme Court accepted Rajasthan Govt's submission that a …

Rajasthan High Court restrains Vasundhara government from implementing Gujjar reservation quota
7 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan High Court restrains Vasundhara government from implementing Gujjar reservation quota

India TV News  

The Rajasthan High Court today restrained the state government from implementing the provisions in the OBC reservation bill, 2017 aimed at increasing the ceiling of the quota beyond 50 per cent for the benefit of the agitating Gujjar and four other communities. A division bench of the court comprising justices K S Jhaveri and V S Vyas asked Advocate General …

Rajasthan Assembly passes bill raising reservation for OBCs to 26 percent; move to benefit Gujjars
7 years, 5 months ago

Rajasthan Assembly passes bill raising reservation for OBCs to 26 percent; move to benefit Gujjars

Firstpost  

Rajasthan Assembly passed a bill to raise reservation for Other Backward Classes from 21 percent to 26 percent with a voice vote Jaipur: The Rajasthan Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to raise reservation for Other Backward Classes from 21 percent to 26 percent with a voice vote following which the House was adjourned sine die. The bill raises reservation …

Rebel BJP MLA warns that Rajasthan HC will strike down bill granting 5% quota to Gujjars
7 years, 7 months ago

Rebel BJP MLA warns that Rajasthan HC will strike down bill granting 5% quota to Gujjars

Firstpost  

Ghanshyam Tiwari said that if the proposed bill for reservation quota for Gujjars is challenged, all castes under OBC would suffer in Rajasthan Jaipur: Rebel BJP MLA in Rajasthan Ghanshyam Tiwari on Saturday opposed the Vasundhara Raje government’s decision to raise OBC reservation from 21 to 26 percent for granting five percent reservation to Gujjars and four other castes, saying …

Rajasthan govt to raise OBC quota, mulling 5% reservation to Gujjars
7 years, 7 months ago

Rajasthan govt to raise OBC quota, mulling 5% reservation to Gujjars

Live Mint  

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government will raise the other backward class quota from 21% to 26% for granting 5% reservation to Gujjars and other castes. A division will be created within the revised OBC quota for providing five per cent reservation to Gujjars and other communities,” social justice minister Arun Chaturvedi told PTI on Friday. “A bill will be introduced during …

Rajasthan govt assures Gujjars of 'appropriate solution' following HC ban on special quota
8 years, 3 months ago

Rajasthan govt assures Gujjars of 'appropriate solution' following HC ban on special quota

Firstpost  

With Gujjars threatening to launch a fresh agitation for quota, Rajasthan government has assured the communities under the special backward classes that it would go for appropriate solution within the framework of law to protect their interest. Jaipur: With the Gujjar community threatening to launch a fresh agitation for quota, Rajasthan government has assured the communities under the special backward …

Rajasthan HC Quashes Reservation To Gujjars, Four Other Castes [Read Judgment]
8 years, 3 months ago

Rajasthan HC Quashes Reservation To Gujjars, Four Other Castes [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Reservation should not be provided to achieve political goals as it results in caste based agitation to bargain with the government,said the BenchThe Rajasthan High Court has quashed a notification dated 16th October, 2015, issued by the state government and Rajasthan Special Backward Classes Act, 2015, which provided 5% reservation to Gujjars and four other castes under the Special Backwards …

Haryana High Court stays reservation for Jats, five other communities
8 years, 10 months ago

Haryana High Court stays reservation for Jats, five other communities

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday stayed the reservation for Jats and five other communities provided by the Haryana government under a newly carved Backward Classes category. The high court passed the order while hearing a petition challenging the constitutional validity of The Haryana Backward Classes Act 2016 that was passed unanimously by the state Assembly on March …

Judiciary May Come in the Way of Haryana’s Flawed Jat Quota Bill
8 years, 11 months ago

Judiciary May Come in the Way of Haryana’s Flawed Jat Quota Bill

The Quint  

Khattar Government’s Haste Khattar’s assurance came even after legal experts pointed out that the courts had already stayed a similar provision sought by former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, not to forget the Supreme Court ruling on the limit of reservation in government jobs. Members of other backward classes, who were to be affected if the Jat community also got reservation, …

Haryana: Jats get quota in education, jobs
8 years, 11 months ago

Haryana: Jats get quota in education, jobs

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: The Haryana Backward Classes Bill, 2016 was passed in the ongoing session of Vidhan Sabha here on Tuesday. The Bill was moved by Haryana Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal Khattar to give statutory status to Backward classes Block ‘A’, Backward classes Block ‘B’ and Backward classes Block ‘C’ by enacting the Haryana Backward Classes Act, 2016 and request the …

Jats and Five Other Castes Granted Reservation in Haryana
8 years, 11 months ago

Jats and Five Other Castes Granted Reservation in Haryana

The Quint  

Haryana Assembly today unanimously passed a Bill to provide reservation to Jats and five other communities in government jobs and educational institutions, ahead of the 3 April deadline set by the community which had launched a violent agitation last month. The Bill proposed to give reservation to Jats and five other castes – Jat Sikhs, Rors, Bishnois, Tyagis and Mulla …

Haryana Cabinet approves Bill for Jat quota
8 years, 11 months ago

Haryana Cabinet approves Bill for Jat quota

The Hindu  

The Haryana Cabinet on Monday approved a Bill to provide reservation to Jats along with four other communities in government jobs and education, official sources said. A Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar gave the nod to the draft Bill on reservation to Jats and four other castes including Jat Sikhs, Rors, Bishnois and Tyagis. The Bill, …

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