The head-count and some gaps
24 years ago

The head-count and some gaps

The Hindu  

Census 2001, which is expected to make significant additions to the existing data on several counts, raises some controversies too, particularly in the matter of recording the caste identity of people belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Sc heduled Tribes. Judicial interpretations and legislative amendments have clarified that the list of Scheduled Castes would include only those following the Hindu, Sikh or Buddhist re ligions among the notified castes in every State, the upshot being that members of S.Cs who convert to religions other than Sikhism and Buddhism would lose their S.C. status. However, for Dalit Christians, who have been seeking inclusion among the Scheduled Castes, the Census Schedule and the Manual appear to be a major disappointment. The Communist Party of India has expressed its concern over the fact that a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste has been made to choose from among Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist faiths to declare his or her religious faith, and wanted the Census Co mmissioner to ensure that persons belonging to the S.Cs who had converted to other religions or chose to remain animists or agnostics are also counted as belonging to S.Cs.

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Emerging Threat For “Original” Lists Of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Published Under Article 341 Of Constitution
3 months ago

Emerging Threat For “Original” Lists Of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Published Under Article 341 Of Constitution

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the government order holding In the meanwhile, in view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the cases of State of Maharashtra v. Milind and others 2001 SCC 4 and E.V.Chinnaiah v. State of A.P. The five judges' bench of the Supreme Court again affirms in the case of State …

Review Petition Filed In Supreme Court Against Judgment Allowing Sub-Classification Of Scheduled Castes & Creamy Layer Exclusion
7 months ago

Review Petition Filed In Supreme Court Against Judgment Allowing Sub-Classification Of Scheduled Castes & Creamy Layer Exclusion

Live Law  

A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the judgment delivered on August 1, 2024, by a seven-judge bench which permitted the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes for providing separate quotas for more backward groups within the SC categories.The petition, filed by lawyer Jaishri Patil, contends that the Supreme Court's interpretation in the Indra Sawhney. A review petition …

The debate continues over ‘creamy layer’ in India’s reservation system
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The debate continues over ‘creamy layer’ in India’s reservation system

Hindustan Times  

Since the time of the Constitution's drafting, the concept of the “creamy layer” in the reservation has been a pivotal issue of debate and legal scrutiny in India. The historical connection between "depressed classes" and "Scheduled Castes" underscores the continued impact of social hierarchies and the persistence of disadvantage faced by these groups, prompting specific constitutional provisions aimed at their …

Subclassification of scheduled castes: Haryana govt asks SC panel to analyse data
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Subclassification of scheduled castes: Haryana govt asks SC panel to analyse data

Hindustan Times  

The BJP government in Haryana on Thursday set in motion the process to ascertain inadequacy of representation of scheduled castes in public employment because of their backwardness. The apex court judgement had held that a November 9, 1994 Haryana government notification by which the scheduled castes in the state were classified in two categories – block A and B for …

States can sub-classify SCs for quotas: top court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

States can sub-classify SCs for quotas: top court

The Hindu  

In a 6:1 majority judgment on Thursday, a seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Four of the seven judges on the Bench separately said the government should extend the “creamy layer principle” to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as in the case of the Other Backward Classes category. On Thursday, Chief Justice …

'State Can't Alter Schedule Caste List Published Under Art. 341', Supreme Court Quashes Bihar Govt Resolution To Merge EBC Community In SC List
8 months, 1 week ago

'State Can't Alter Schedule Caste List Published Under Art. 341', Supreme Court Quashes Bihar Govt Resolution To Merge EBC Community In SC List

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down the resolution issued by the Bihar Government in 2015 which had merged one community in the Backward Castes list with another community in the Scheduled Caste list. In 2015, the Bihar Government issued a notification merging one community in the Extremely Backward Castes list i.e., “Tanti-Tantwa” with another community in the Scheduled Caste …

PMK urges T.N. government to conduct caste census to protect 69% reservations in view of upcoming case in SC
8 months, 3 weeks ago

PMK urges T.N. government to conduct caste census to protect 69% reservations in view of upcoming case in SC

The Hindu  

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday, July 1, 2024, urged the Tamil Nadu government to conduct a caste census to protect the 69% reservations in Tamil Nadu in the case pending against this in the Supreme Court, as it is expected to be taken up when court proceedings resume after summer break, on July 8. Kapadia, the Supreme Court stated …

Parliament approves 3 bills on J-K local bodies’ quota, SC/ST lists
1 year, 1 month ago

Parliament approves 3 bills on J-K local bodies’ quota, SC/ST lists

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Friday passed three bills pertaining to reservation for Other Backward Classes in local bodies and modification of the lists of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Jammu & Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws Bill, 2024, the Constitution Order Bill, 2024 and the Constitution Scheduled Tribes Order Bill, 2024 – all of …

A national caste census looks all but inevitable
1 year, 5 months ago

A national caste census looks all but inevitable

Live Mint  

The term ‘historic’ may have lost its punch from overuse, but Bihar’s caste count will qualify if it revives the Mandal movement in Indian politics and forces a quota policy rejig. With our democracy’s dynamics shaped by shifts in OBC support and a popular appetite for data whetted by hot news of Bihar’s caste break-up, an all-India caste census looks …

INDIA bloc cites Bihar data to reiterate demand for nationwide caste census
1 year, 5 months ago

INDIA bloc cites Bihar data to reiterate demand for nationwide caste census

The Hindu  

Citing the findings of the Bihar caste survey, leaders of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance on October 2 reiterated their demand for conducting a countrywide caste census to ensure “social justice” to the deprived classes. Welcoming the move of the Bihar government, Congress communication chief Jairam Ramesh said a similar survey was done earlier by the party in Karnataka …

Quotas for Dalit Muslims, Christians: SC wonders if it can rely on RM panel report
1 year, 11 months ago

Quotas for Dalit Muslims, Christians: SC wonders if it can rely on RM panel report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: What is the effect of the report of a Commission of Inquiry that has been rejected or not accepted by the government and whether the empirical data which formed the basis of the report can be looked at while determining a constitutional issue, the Supreme Court wondered on Wednesday while considering the question of quotas for Dalit Muslims …

In affidavit in SC, Centre defends exclusion of Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims from scheduled castes' list
2 years, 4 months ago

In affidavit in SC, Centre defends exclusion of Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims from scheduled castes' list

Firstpost  

The affidavit was filed in response to a plea of NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation seeking an extension of reservation and other benefits to people from Dalit communities who converted to Islam and Christianity New Delhi: The Centre has defended the exclusion of Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims from the list of scheduled castes, saying historical data shows no …

Explained | The process of inclusion or exclusion from the Scheduled Tribes list
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | The process of inclusion or exclusion from the Scheduled Tribes list

The Hindu  

The story so far: On September 14, the Union Cabinet approved a proposal to add several tribes to the list of Scheduled Tribes in States such as Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, so that they can avail of benefits meant for STs, including reservation. The communities approved for inclusion in the ST list are the Hatti tribe …

Govt anticipates organised agitation such as inclusion of OBC count in forthcoming Census exercise
3 years ago

Govt anticipates organised agitation such as inclusion of OBC count in forthcoming Census exercise

The Hindu  

The Registrar General of India anticipates “organised movement” against the decennial Census exercise such as agitation for inclusion of Other Backward Classes and court cases against the collection of data for the National Population Register. The handbook meant for field officers, collated by the office of the RGI that conducts the Census exercise includes a section on “Dealing with Organised …

Caste Census : Maharastra Govt Opposes Union's Stand In Supreme Court That Collection Of OBC Information In Census 2021 Is Difficult
3 years, 3 months ago

Caste Census : Maharastra Govt Opposes Union's Stand In Supreme Court That Collection Of OBC Information In Census 2021 Is Difficult

Live Law  

The State of Maharashtra has submitted before the Supreme Court of India that a direction to include enumeration of socio economic data relating to OBCs of Rural India in the upcoming 2021 census would not amount to interfering with a policy decision.The submission has been made in response to Centre's stand taken before the Supreme Court that exclusion of OBCs …

India needs a caste count
3 years, 5 months ago

India needs a caste count

The Hindu  

The Constituent Assembly sat together 114 times to draft a visionary Constitution for India, targeted at transforming an ancient civilisation into a modern nation state. In Indra Sawhney v. Union of India, the Supreme Court upheld 27% reservation for OBCs but struck down the 10% quota based on economic criteria. It held that individuals from backward classes who had attained …

Collection Of OBC Information In Census 2021 Not Feasible : Centre Tells Supreme Court Opposing Maharashtra's Plea
3 years, 6 months ago

Collection Of OBC Information In Census 2021 Not Feasible : Centre Tells Supreme Court Opposing Maharashtra's Plea

Live Law  

In response to Maharashtra Government's petition for sharing of census data of OBCs collected by Centre in 2011-2013, the Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the exclusion of any caste other than Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe from purview of Census is a conscious policy decision taken by Central Government. In an affidavit filed through Ministry of Social Justice …

Parliament proceedings | No proposal to release 2011 caste census data: MHA
4 years ago

Parliament proceedings | No proposal to release 2011 caste census data: MHA

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that there was “no proposal at present to release the report of the caste census” carried out in 2011. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the Socio-Economic and Caste Census, 2011, was conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development and the then Ministry of Housing and …

Raw caste census data given to Social Justice Ministry for classification: Rai
4 years, 1 month ago

Raw caste census data given to Social Justice Ministry for classification: Rai

The Hindu  

The raw data of the Socio Economic and Caste Census conducted in 2011 has been handed over to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for classification and categorisation, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the SECC was carried out by the Ministry of Rural Development and the then Ministry …

Explained | Why is a headcount on caste lines considered necessary, and what will be the outcome?
4 years, 3 months ago

Explained | Why is a headcount on caste lines considered necessary, and what will be the outcome?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Tamil Nadu government has decided to appoint a commission to formulate a methodology to collect caste-wise particulars of its population and use that to come up with a report. The Centre conducted a ‘Socio-Economic Caste Census’ in 2011 throughout the country, but it did not make public the caste component of the findings. R.A. Gopalaswami, …

Castes count: The Hindu Editorial on Tamil Nadu's caste-wise survey
4 years, 3 months ago

Castes count: The Hindu Editorial on Tamil Nadu's caste-wise survey

The Hindu  

The idea of a caste census is back in the realm of public debate, following the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to establish a commission to collect caste-wise data. The move may have been born out of political expediency, in response to the restive pre-election agitation organised by the Pattali Makkal Katchi demanding 20% exclusive reservation in education and government jobs …

SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Enumaretion Of OBCs In Census 2021
4 years, 5 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Enumaretion Of OBCs In Census 2021

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union of India on a Public Interest Litigation seeking for inclusion of the enumeration of Other Backward Classes in the country in the Census to be conducted in 2021.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde presided over the matter and proceeded to issue notice. According to the petitioner …

Inclusion of MBCs in scheduled caste list signals shift in social equations in Uttar Pradesh ahead of Assembly bypolls
5 years, 8 months ago

Inclusion of MBCs in scheduled caste list signals shift in social equations in Uttar Pradesh ahead of Assembly bypolls

Firstpost  

The Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to include 17 Most Backward Castes in the list of Scheduled Castes is likely to give the BJP an edge in the upcoming Assembly bypolls. Lucknow: The process to issue caste certificates to members of the 17 most backward classes, which were included in the SC list, could not have come at a more appropriate …

SC/ST members from one state cannot claim quota benefit in another unless caste notified there: Supreme Court
6 years, 6 months ago

SC/ST members from one state cannot claim quota benefit in another unless caste notified there: Supreme Court

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a member belonging to a Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe community cannot claim the benefit of reservation in government employment in other states if his or her caste is not notified there. The apex court bench unanimously held that a person belonging to Scheduled Caste in one state cannot be deemed to be …

Poll-bound Akhilesh Yadav adds 17 castes to SC list
8 years, 3 months ago

Poll-bound Akhilesh Yadav adds 17 castes to SC list

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: With the crucial assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh around the corner, the Akhilesh government, on Thursday, approved the conversion of 17 Other Backward Castes to Scheduled Castes list at a cabinet meeting. In March 2013, the state assembly had passed a resolution asking the Centre to include 17 castes of the state into the list of Scheduled Castes category. …

Amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950
9 years, 3 months ago

Amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950

Live Law  

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of a Bill in the Parliament for certain amendments in the Constitution Order, 1950 so as to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in respect of five States namely Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal and in the Central List of Other …

Govt in talks with private sector for job reservations
11 years, 7 months ago

Govt in talks with private sector for job reservations

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government is in talks with the private sector on the issue of providing reservation in jobs, but wants to do it in an “amicable way”, social justice minister Kumari Selja said on Saturday. Selja was winding up a discussion on a Bill seeking to modify the existing list of Scheduled Castes in four states, including Odisha, and …

Case for B.C. count
14 years, 8 months ago

Case for B.C. count

The Hindu  

IT is possible to make Census 2011 meet the needs of the Backward Classes without having to face the problems many critics have raised. When a person claiming to belong to the Backward Classes, in reply to the next question,mentions a caste in the Central List of B.Cs for that State to be his/her caste, appropriate entries are to be …

Why caste should be counted in
14 years, 10 months ago

Why caste should be counted in

The Hindu  

The United Progressive Alliance government has a knack of arriving at the right decisions for the wrong reasons. The decision to count the Other Backward Classes in the coming Census is, and should have been, presented as a forward-looking and overdue policy announcement that would help evidence-based formulation and monitoring of policies of social justice. Media headlines and parliamentary discussions …

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