MP High Court Refuses to Vacate Stay on 27% OBC Quota, Final Hearing on Sept 20
3 years, 6 months ago

MP High Court Refuses to Vacate Stay on 27% OBC Quota, Final Hearing on Sept 20

News 18  

Refusing to vacate the stay on 27 per cent OBC quota in the State, the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s principal bench at Jabalpur here on Wednesday said no interim orders will be passed and the court shall directly pass the final judgement on September 20. The court also stated that it will hear pleas in favour and against the 27 per cent OBC quota and will pronounce a final verdict then on the matter. “We had proposed 27 per cent OBC quota in 2003 but the BJP despite riling the State for 15 years sat idle and did nothing,” Sharma said. “As far as 27 per cent OBC quota is concerned, I am intrigued how the MP government plans to dole out this quota as SC has specifically said that reservation can’t exceed the limit of 50 per cent,” Veena Ghanekar said.

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Manoj Jarange-Patil's post-poll mission: 'Marathas want OBC quota, and will take it'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Manoj Jarange-Patil's post-poll mission: 'Marathas want OBC quota, and will take it'

India Today  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has been the proverbial X factor in this Maharashtra assembly election. In the run-up to the polls, Jarange-Patil’s announcement that he would form a rainbow coalition with groups like Muslims and Dalits and support candidates had led to trepidation in the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi. In an exclusive conversation with Dhaval S. Kulkarni, Jarange-Patil spoke …

Karnataka government mulls 4% Muslim quota in government tenders, BJP slams move: Report
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4 months ago

Karnataka government mulls 4% Muslim quota in government tenders, BJP slams move: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is considering a proposal to introduce 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in government contracts for civil works valued up to ₹1 crore, Deccan Herald reported. According to the report, Karnataka currently provides a reservation of 43 per cent in government contracts: 24 per cent for SC/ST contractors, 4 per cent for …

Haryana hikes creamy layer ceiling, adds new OBC quota ahead of polls
8 months ago

Haryana hikes creamy layer ceiling, adds new OBC quota ahead of polls

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Assembly poll slated for later this year, the Haryana Government on Tuesday hiked the creamy layer ceiling for Other Backward Classes from an annual income of ₹6 lakh to ₹8 lakh and introduced a 5% quota for the OBC-B category in Panchayati Raj Institutions and municipalities. Two of the three Haryana ministers in the present National Democratic …

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap
8 months, 2 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 …

Can Mamata’s Aggressive Stitch In Time Over Muslim OBC Quota Save ‘The Nine’ Going To Polls In Last Phase?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Mamata’s Aggressive Stitch In Time Over Muslim OBC Quota Save ‘The Nine’ Going To Polls In Last Phase?

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee faces a critical test in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on June 1. The seventh phase comes amid three significant Calcutta High Court rulings, including the cancellation of the Muslim OBC quota, which may have a “mixed" bearing on her support base. MAMATA’S ASSERTION While Hindu OBC …

Will not accept Calcutta HC order scrapping OBC status of several classes in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Will not accept Calcutta HC order scrapping OBC status of several classes in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 22 asserted that she “will not accept” the Calcutta High Court order scrapping the OBC status of several classes in the State. Addressing an election rally at Khardah under the Dumdum Lok Sabha constituency, Ms. Banerjee said the OBC reservation would continue in the State, as the Bill concerned was passed within …

NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab
10 months ago

NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Backward Classes has recommended an increase in the reservation quota for Other Backward Classes in public employment in Punjab and West Bengal. Reservation quota for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes is 22%, 6% and 17% respectively in respect of services and posts under the control of West Bengal in establishments run or aided …

Will not allow even 0.5% quota for Muslims: Nadda
10 months, 1 week ago

Will not allow even 0.5% quota for Muslims: Nadda

The Hindu  

BJP national president J.P. Nadda has accused the Congress and its allies of being “anti-Ram, anti-national and against reservations for the SC/ST/OBC”, and stated that they do not deserve to be voted to power in the Lok Sabha elections. We will not allow even 0.5% quota to go the Muslims’ way,” he asserted at a public meeting in Nalgonda on …

Bill to provide 10% quota for Marathas to be tabled in Maharashtra assembly
1 year ago

Bill to provide 10% quota for Marathas to be tabled in Maharashtra assembly

Hindustan Times  

A bill to provide a 10% quota for Marathas in educational institutes and jobs was due to be tabled in the Maharashtra assembly on Tuesday based on the recommendation of the state’s backward class panel, which has said it was a fit case for breaching the reservation cap. The State Commission of Maharashtra for Backward Class on Friday submitted a …

'OBC quota will not be diluted while giving reservation to Maratha community', says CM Eknath Shinde
1 year, 5 months ago

'OBC quota will not be diluted while giving reservation to Maratha community', says CM Eknath Shinde

India TV News  

Maharashtra: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday held a meeting with representatives of the OBC and Nomadic Tribes at Sahyadri Guest House. While giving reservation to the Maratha community, the quota of other communities will remain unaffected," Shinde said. Fadnavis to persuade Ravindra Tonge to call off his hunger strike Meanwhile, Sachin Rajurkar, general secretary of the Rashtriya OBC Mahasangh, …

'Reservation for Marathas won't affect OBC quota', assures Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis
1 year, 6 months ago

'Reservation for Marathas won't affect OBC quota', assures Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis

India TV News  

Maratha reservation row in the last few days has become a massive issue for the state government to deal with. During the meeting with the protesters from the OBC communities, the Deputy CM said that the Maharashtra government would not let the OBC quota get divided further or reduced under any circumstances. Fadnavis over Maratha reservation row "The main demand …

Maratha Quota Stir: A Long-Drawn Politico-Legal Battle, Now a Ticking Time Bomb
1 year, 6 months ago

Maratha Quota Stir: A Long-Drawn Politico-Legal Battle, Now a Ticking Time Bomb

The Quint  

Veteran leader Sharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party has demanded that the Centre remove the 50 per cent cap on quota and raise it by 15-16 per cent to accommodate more communities. State Congress Chief Nana Patole wants the special session of Parliament meeting this month to address the issue. "The BJP has had a significant majority government at …

Existing OBCs strongly oppose OBC status to Marathas
1 year, 6 months ago

Existing OBCs strongly oppose OBC status to Marathas

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Faced with the fresh, aggressive agitation by Marathas across the state, the Maharashtra government finds itself between a rock and a hard place. “The district machinery will verify the claims of the castes by checking family trees and records in educational institutions.” Virendra Pawar, coordinator of the Maratha Kranti Morcha, the umbrella organisation of Maratha outfits, said that the …

Owaisi bats for increase in OBC quota
1 year, 6 months ago

Owaisi bats for increase in OBC quota

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi referring to the possibility of the Rohini Commission recommending key changes to the OBC quota policy batted for an increase in the reservation for the community. The Narendra Modi government must breach the 50 percent ceiling limit and expand reservations for those groups that could never benefit from reservations. Referring to the need for sub …

Shah's remarks on Muslim quota are contempt of court: Shabbir
1 year, 10 months ago

Shah's remarks on Muslim quota are contempt of court: Shabbir

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Senior Congress leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Monday contended that remarks of Union home minister Amit Shah in Chevella on Muslim reservations was tantamount to contempt of court, as the matter was ‘sub-judice’. He said he was exploring options for filing a petition in Supreme Court against Shah and BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar and retraining them from …

Based on fallacious assumption: SC on Karnataka govt's decision on scrapping 4% Muslim quota
1 year, 11 months ago

Based on fallacious assumption: SC on Karnataka govt's decision on scrapping 4% Muslim quota

India TV News  

Karnataka elections 2023: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Karnataka government on pleas challenging the State government's notification scrapping the 4 per cent OBC reservation for Muslims. Karnataka government's decision to raise 2 per cent quota for Vokkaliga, and Lingayat each and scrapping 4 per cent OBC quota for Muslims prima facie is shaky and flawed, …

Unscientific, Says Moily on BJP's Move to Increase Lingayat-Vokkaliga Quota; Clears Air on Tipu Sultan
1 year, 11 months ago

Unscientific, Says Moily on BJP's Move to Increase Lingayat-Vokkaliga Quota; Clears Air on Tipu Sultan

News 18  

The Congress in Karnataka seems to have got a head start in this election with successful campaigns against the BJP like PayCM and 40 per cent commission having made an impact. If the Grand Old Party strategises the elections well and does not get ‘overconfident’, it can come back to power with a full mandate, believes senior Congress leader and …

Supreme Court Allows Local Body Elections In Uttar Pradesh With OBC Quota
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Allows Local Body Elections In Uttar Pradesh With OBC Quota

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday permitted notifications for setting up the election process for the local bodies in the State of Uttar Pradesh with OBC quota within two days. It allowed the State Election Commission to issue a notification in this regard in two days with an OBC quota in terms of a report of the Uttar Pradesh Backward Classes …

Karnataka govt. scraps Muslim quota of 4%, increases quota of Lingayats and Vokkaligas by 2% each
1 year, 11 months ago

Karnataka govt. scraps Muslim quota of 4%, increases quota of Lingayats and Vokkaligas by 2% each

The Hindu  

In what could be a game changer ahead of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections scheduled in April-May this year, the ruling BJP government has scrapped the reservation of 4% given to Muslims in Karnataka under 2B of Other Backward Classes category and distributed it to two dominant communities — Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas — at 2% each in jobs and admissions …

Why has Yogi government rushed to Supreme Court over OBC quota?
2 years, 2 months ago

Why has Yogi government rushed to Supreme Court over OBC quota?

India Today  

On Thursday, the Yogi Aditynath government in Uttar Pradesh moved the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court’s December 27 verdict that had ordered Urban Local Body polls be held immediately,, without Other Backward Class quota to candidates, for the state failed to complete the necessary groundwork. The state government had issued a provisional list of reserved seats for mayors …

OBC quota row in UP: What is it about? What is CM Yogi's triple-test formula now?
2 years, 2 months ago

OBC quota row in UP: What is it about? What is CM Yogi's triple-test formula now?

India Today  

The Urban Local Body elections, which are supposed to be the last major polls in Uttar Pradesh before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, have been sucked into a caste row even before they could be conducted. On Tuesday, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court ordered the UP government and the state election commission to hold the ULB elections …

Supreme Court Allows OBC Quota in Local Body Polls in Maharashtra
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Allows OBC Quota in Local Body Polls in Maharashtra

The Quint  

The apex court added that it has said what it wanted and the authority concerned has understood. The bench dealt with the application filed by Maharashtra which said that the poll panel should be permitted to proceed with the election process of the remaining local bodies on the basis of the report of the dedicated commission for reservation for other …

OBC Quota In Maharashtra Local Body Polls : Supreme Court Says Suggestions Of Backward Classes Commission Can't Be Accommodated After Election Process Has Been Notified
2 years, 8 months ago

OBC Quota In Maharashtra Local Body Polls : Supreme Court Says Suggestions Of Backward Classes Commission Can't Be Accommodated After Election Process Has Been Notified

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, made it abundantly clear that suggestions of the Commission appointed by the Maharashtra Government to ascertain the extent of OBC reservation required to be provided in its local bodies elections cannot be accommodated for the areas for which the election programme has already been notified. Pursuant to the said report of the dedicated Commission, the …

OBCs get only 9-13% reservation in panchayat polls, claims Kamal Nath
2 years, 9 months ago

OBCs get only 9-13% reservation in panchayat polls, claims Kamal Nath

India TV News  

Highlights Congress accused the BJP-led state government of doing "grave injustice" to OBCs. A day after the Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission announced the schedule of three-tier panchayat polls, the Opposition Congress accused the BJP-led state government of doing "grave injustice" to the other backward classes. The allegation was made by the state Congress chief Kamal Nath, who highlighted district-wise …

OBC reservation in India: History, state-wise quota, legal challenges, tussle for local body polls
2 years, 10 months ago

OBC reservation in India: History, state-wise quota, legal challenges, tussle for local body polls

The Hindu  

The story so far: Last week, the Maharashtra government had a setback when the Supreme Court directed the State to release the schedule for local civic polls across the state within two weeks, upholding its stay on reservations for Other Backward Classes. Local body elections in Maharashtra have been on hold since the apex Court stayed the 27 per cent …

CM Bommai: Karnataka may opt for new commission to assess quota
2 years, 11 months ago

CM Bommai: Karnataka may opt for new commission to assess quota

Hindustan Times  

A new commission will likely be set up by the BJP government in Karnataka in order to facilitate the reservation of seats for OBCs in local polls as mandated by recent orders of the Supreme Court. Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai held an all-party meeting to discuss reservation for OBCs and holding the long-overdue local body polls. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj …

MP govt to file SLP at Supreme Court against HC stay on 27% OBC quota
3 years ago

MP govt to file SLP at Supreme Court against HC stay on 27% OBC quota

Hindustan Times  

BHOPAL/JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh government is going to file a special leave petition at the Supreme Court against a MP high court stay order on giving 27% reservation to other backward classes aspirants in the state civil services exam conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission, said the state’s advocate general. The SLP regarding implementation of 27% OBC reservation …

Supreme Court upholds validity of OBC quota in NEET admissions
3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court upholds validity of OBC quota in NEET admissions

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of quota for Other Backward Classes candidates in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test’s All India Quota seats for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses,noting that “reservation is not at odds with merit” in open competitive examinations. It is not tenable for the States to provide reservation in the AIQ seats …

SC approves 27% OBC quota in NEET
3 years, 1 month ago

SC approves 27% OBC quota in NEET

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Constitutional validity of 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in All India Quota seats for admission in post-graduate and undergraduate medical courses in government-run medical colleges. Pointing to chapter-II of the information bulletin issued for NEET PG AIQ seats that specifically states that the “reservation applicable to NEET-PG would be notified …

Supreme Court Adjourns Centre's Plea To Modify Stay Of OBC Quota In MP Local Body Polls To Jan 17
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Adjourns Centre's Plea To Modify Stay Of OBC Quota In MP Local Body Polls To Jan 17

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today adjourned Central Government's application seeking recall or modification of Top Court's order dated December 17 by which it had stayed the election process in the seats reserved for Other Backward Classes in the local body elections in Madhya Pradesh for January 17, 2022.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar in their order said,"List the …

OBC Quota Stir: Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad, Others Detained in Bhopal
3 years, 2 months ago

OBC Quota Stir: Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad, Others Detained in Bhopal

News 18  

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and a dozen other people were detained on Sunday ahead of their plans to gherao Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence to seek 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes, police said. Azad was detained at the airport upon his arrival along with 12 to 13 people, though the exact number …

Supreme Court Stays 27 Percent OBC Quota in Maharashtra Civic Polls
3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Stays 27 Percent OBC Quota in Maharashtra Civic Polls

The Quint  

The top court further added: "As a result, the State Election Commission shall desist from proceeding with the Election Programme already notified in respect of reserved seats for 'OBC category only', in the concerned local bodies." The bench said the election programme in respect of all the local bodies across the state in respect of reserved seats for the category …

Government appoints three-member panel to review EWS quota
3 years, 3 months ago

Government appoints three-member panel to review EWS quota

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on Tuesday appointed a three-member committee to revisit the criteria for 10% reservation for economically weaker sections in educational institutions and government jobs, after a rap from the Supreme Court in November. The panel comprises former Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey; Member Secretary, Indian Council of Social Science Research, V.K. The Supreme Court …

OBC Quota Not 'Sucking Off' NEET-AIQ Seats; It Sets Off Social Inequality : DMK Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

OBC Quota Not 'Sucking Off' NEET-AIQ Seats; It Sets Off Social Inequality : DMK Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

While stressing that the OBC candidates were denied thousands of seats in the NEET-All India Quota in the previous years, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the petitions filed by NEET aspirants challenging Centre's decision to grant OBC reservations of 27% in the NEET-AIQ.The directions have been sought through written submissions made by DMK …

2500 PG Seats Removed From 'Just Merit' Due To OBC Quota In NEET-AIQ : Petitioners To Supreme Court
3 years, 5 months ago

2500 PG Seats Removed From 'Just Merit' Due To OBC Quota In NEET-AIQ : Petitioners To Supreme Court

Live Law  

To draw the Court's attention to the effect and impact of covering 2500 Post Graduate Seats, Senior Counsel commenced his submissions by referring to the press note dated July 29, 2021 as per which 27% seats were reserved for OBC in AIQ. Challenging the Centre's notification of granting 27% reservation for OBC in 50% All India Quota seats in admission …

OBC Quota in Local Body Polls: Maharashtra Cabinet Gives Nod for Changes in Ordinance Draft
3 years, 5 months ago

OBC Quota in Local Body Polls: Maharashtra Cabinet Gives Nod for Changes in Ordinance Draft

News 18  

The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to a proposal that seeks to make modifications in the ordinance order for reservation to the Other Backward Classes in the local bodies, after state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari raised some query about it. The Supreme Court in March this year had read down the OBC quota in some local governing bodies …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Refuses To Vacate Stay On Raising OBC Reservation To 27%
3 years, 6 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Refuses To Vacate Stay On Raising OBC Reservation To 27%

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to vacate a stay order on an ordinance seeking to increase the reservation for Other Backward Classes from 14 per cent to 27 per cent in the State. The state government had moved the Court seeking to vacate the stay which affects the admission to post graduate medical courses.On hearing both the parties, …

Madhya Pradesh Clears 27% OBC Reservation for Govt Appointments, Exams
3 years, 6 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Clears 27% OBC Reservation for Govt Appointments, Exams

News 18  

Amid pressure from the opposition Congress, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government in Madhya Pradesh has cleared 27 per cent reservation for other backward classes in government recruitments and examinations. On August 25, advocate general Purushendra Kaurav had forwarded a legal opinion to GAD that exams and recruitments, except those placed under the HC ban, could be covered under 27 per …

Madhya Pradesh govt directs hiring as per 27% OBC quota
3 years, 6 months ago

Madhya Pradesh govt directs hiring as per 27% OBC quota

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday directed the implementation of an enhanced 27% Other Backward Classes quota for recruitments in all departments, except for school education, health, and medical education. “Some petitions have been filed in the court to challenge it but advocate general, who gave a legal opinion in the court on August 25, clearly said that barring three …

PM Modi asks ministers to quickly resolve issue of OBC reservation in All India Quota of state medical colleges
3 years, 7 months ago

PM Modi asks ministers to quickly resolve issue of OBC reservation in All India Quota of state medical colleges

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday directed various ministries involved to resolve the issue of reservation for Other Backward Classes within the All India Quota of seats at state-run medical colleges on priority. During a review meeting with the health and education ministers as well as officials from the ministries of education, health, law and social justice, Prime Minister Modi …

Madras High Court not implementing obc quota in Medical College contempt
3 years, 7 months ago

Madras High Court not implementing obc quota in Medical College contempt

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Central government to immediately take measures for implementing OBC reservation in MBBS seats under All India Quota, across under-graduate and post-graduate medical and dental colleges of the State. "The Union's attempt to not implement the OBC reservation quota in respect of the All India Quota seats in the State in the academic …

Shivraj Govt in MP Likely to Move Supreme Court Over OBC Quota issue
3 years, 8 months ago

Shivraj Govt in MP Likely to Move Supreme Court Over OBC Quota issue

News 18  

Bhopal: As the issue of reservation quota for Other Backward Classes continues to ripple politics in Madhya Pradesh, the Shivraj Chouhan government is planning to move the Supreme Court on the matter. The Madhya Pradesh High Court, which is currently hearing close to three dozen petitions on the proposed increase in OBC quota from 14% to 27%, on July 13 …

Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Govt to Make Recruitment With 14% OBC Quota; Next Hearing on August 10
3 years, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Govt to Make Recruitment With 14% OBC Quota; Next Hearing on August 10

News 18  

In an important verdict, Madhya Pradesh high court’s principal bench in Jabalpur on Tuesday ordered the state government to make recruitments with 14% OBC quota and keep 13% as ‘reserve’. The HC on this allowed the state government to prepare the merit list with 27% reservation but directed the state government that posting could only be given with 14% OBC …

OBC Quota Will Remain Intact, Marathas Need Not Worry: Maha CM Assures Assembly
4 years, 3 months ago

OBC Quota Will Remain Intact, Marathas Need Not Worry: Maha CM Assures Assembly

News 18  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday assured the Assembly that the existing OBC quota will remain intact and attempts to create a social divide by spreading speculations on inclusion of Marathas in the OBC category won't be tolerated. Stating that the Shiv Sena has not given up Hindutva, Thackeray, who heads that party, said the state government will take …

Supreme Court Rejects Plea For Interim Order For Implementation of 50% OBC Reservation in Medical College Seats in 2020-2021
4 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Rejects Plea For Interim Order For Implementation of 50% OBC Reservation in Medical College Seats in 2020-2021

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed pleas filed by State of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK seeking a direction for implementation of 50% quota for Other Backward Classes in the All India Quota for undergraduate, post-graduate medical and dental courses in Tamilnadu for the academic year 2020-2021.A Bench comprising of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi dismissed the …

MP Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss Moves SC Seeking Implementation Of 27% Reservation For OBCs Under All India Quota In Medical Colleges [Read Petition]
4 years, 9 months ago

MP Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss Moves SC Seeking Implementation Of 27% Reservation For OBCs Under All India Quota In Medical Colleges [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Former Union Health Minister and Member of Parliament, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss has moved the Supreme Court seeking implementation of 27% reservation for the persons belonging to the OBC category in Post Graduate Medical Seats, under the All India Quota. Grounds The Petitioner has informed that OBCs have been denied 27% reservation in AIQ seats for undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses …

Supreme Court agrees to hear plea against Maratha quota
5 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear plea against Maratha quota

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition challenging Bombay High Court judgment, allowing reservations for Marathas in jobs and educational institution. The Bombay High Court in June upheld the validity of reservations in education and government jobs granted to the Maratha community under the Socially and Educationally Backward Class category but reduced the quantum from 16 per …

Panel may recommend splitting 27% OBC quota into three bands
5 years, 9 months ago

Panel may recommend splitting 27% OBC quota into three bands

Hindustan Times  

A key government panel is likely to recommend radical changes to how the 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes is implemented in India for jobs and education, according to people familiar with the matter. The ministry will, as part of the 100-day agenda for the new Modi government, take a call on whether to implement a proposal by the ‘Commission …

Madhya Pradesh HC Stays Ordinance Increasing OBC Reservation Quota [Read Order]
5 years, 11 months ago

Madhya Pradesh HC Stays Ordinance Increasing OBC Reservation Quota [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has virtually stayed an ordinance brought in by the state increasing OBC reservation. In an interim order issued in a writ petition filed by Ashita Dubey, the Division bench comprising Justice Ravi Shankar Jha and Justice Sanjay Dwivedi directed the state to not provide reservation of more than 14% for OBC category in admission made …

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