Government appoints three-member panel to review EWS quota
3 years 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 had last month observed that the the Centre cannot “pull out of thin air” the ₹8 lakh annual income limit to identify economically weaker section for providing 10% quota and questioned if the attempt was to “make unequals as equals”. The apex court is hearing petitions challenging the government notice issued in July which provides for 10% EWS quota in NEET admissions.

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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 …

Telangana BC Commission begins public hearings, leaders seek scrapping of EWS quota
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana BC Commission begins public hearings, leaders seek scrapping of EWS quota

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: The Telangana BC Commission, led by its chairman G Niranjan, held the first of a series of public hearings in Adilabad on Monday to elicit the views of all stakeholders to prepare the ground for conduct of caste survey in the state. The leaders from various communities belonging to four districts - Adilabad, Kumurambheem-Asifabad, Mancherial and Nirmal participated in …

Justice League: Telangana extended 10 per cent quota to EWS in med admissions, says A-G
3 months ago

Justice League: Telangana extended 10 per cent quota to EWS in med admissions, says A-G

New Indian Express  

The Telangana government has extended the 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections in MBBS and postgraduate medical admissions for 2024-25, Advocate General A Sudershan Reddy informed the Telangana High Court on Friday. The extension of the EWS quota comes in response to a writ petition filed by Kamareddy MLA K Venkata Ramana Reddy challenging the state government’s alleged inaction in …

Plea Against Silence on EWS Quota in Medical Seats
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Plea Against Silence on EWS Quota in Medical Seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Kamareddy BJP MLA Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy filed a petition before the Telangana High Court seeking directions to the Union and state governments to issue guidelines or amendments to GOs of rules for admissions into MBBS, BDS and PG Medical courses for the academic year 2024-25 by implementing EWS reservations. He complained that despite the communication addressed by the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

CPI urges Puducherry government to abolish 10 per cent EWS reservation
5 months, 3 weeks ago

CPI urges Puducherry government to abolish 10 per cent EWS reservation

New Indian Express  

PUDUCHERRY: The state unit of CPI has urged the AINRC-BJP government in Puducherry to abolish the 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections in higher education admissions, through Centralised Admission Committee, drawing parallels with the policy stance of Tamil Nadu government. In a recent statement, CPI State Secretary A M Saleem criticized the central government's legislation enabling a 10% reservation for …

75% quota in private jobs: SC seeks Centre’s response on Haryana govt’s plea
10 months, 2 weeks ago

75% quota in private jobs: SC seeks Centre’s response on Haryana govt’s plea

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre seeking its response on a Haryana government plea against the Punjab and Haryana High Court order declaring a law providing 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs to the residents of the state as “unconstitutional”. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Haryana government, submitted that the high …

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 …

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 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 …

SC Dismisses Pleas Seeking Review of Its Verdict Upholding 10 Per Cent Reservation to EWS
1 year, 7 months ago

SC Dismisses Pleas Seeking Review of Its Verdict Upholding 10 Per Cent Reservation to EWS

News 18  

The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of pleas seeking review of its verdict upholding the 10 per cent reservation introduced in 2019 for the economically weaker sections in educational institutions and government jobs that excluded the poor among the SC/ST/OBC categories. The review petitions are, therefore, dismissed,” the bench also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M …

Supreme Court rejects petitions seeking review of EWS quota judgment
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court rejects petitions seeking review of EWS quota judgment

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has dismissed petitions seeking a review of a November 2022 majority judgment by a Constitution Bench, which upheld the validity of 10% quota for the ‘economically weaker sections’ of society. A majority of three judges on the Constitution Bench in November last year had held that the 10% EWS quota to the “poorest of poor” among forward …

SC says THIS on withdrawal of Muslim quota bill in Karnataka today
1 year, 7 months ago

SC says THIS on withdrawal of Muslim quota bill in Karnataka today

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday expressed its disapproval of the comments made by politicians on Karnataka's Muslim OBC reservation matter. A bench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna, and Ahsanuddin Amanullaj said, “When the matter is pending before the court and there is a court order on Karnataka Muslim quota, then there should not be any political statements …

Some sanctity needs to be maintained: SC on statements made on scrapping of 4% Muslim quota in Karnataka
1 year, 7 months ago

Some sanctity needs to be maintained: SC on statements made on scrapping of 4% Muslim quota in Karnataka

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took serious exception to political statements being made on the sub-judice matter related to the withdrawal of 4% reservation for Muslims in Karnataka, observing that some sanctity needs to be maintained. A bench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna and Ahsanuddin Amanullah was hearing the matter and said, "When the matter is pending before the …

5-judge SC bench to hear review pleas challenging order upholding EWS quota
1 year, 7 months ago

5-judge SC bench to hear review pleas challenging order upholding EWS quota

India Today  

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, will hear on May 9 review petitions challenging its verdict which upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment that provides 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to the Economically Weaker Section. A five-judge Supreme Court bench comprising then CJI UU Lalit, Justice …

Karnataka seeks more time to file response to plea challenging move to scrap 4% quota for Muslims
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka seeks more time to file response to plea challenging move to scrap 4% quota for Muslims

The Hindu  

The Karnataka government on Tuesday sought more time to file its response in the Supreme Court to a petition challenging the State’s move to scrap the 4% OBC quota for Muslims and divide it between the Vokkaliga and Lingayat castes ahead of the Assembly election. In the last hearing, the court had orally said that it prima facie found that …

Based on fallacious assumption: SC on Karnataka govt's decision on scrapping 4% Muslim quota
1 year, 8 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, …

Karnataka notifies 10% EWS quota on the eve of election
1 year, 8 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 …

Karnataka govt. scraps Muslim quota of 4%, increases quota of Lingayats and Vokkaligas by 2% each
1 year, 9 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 …

Congress seeks quota overhaul in EWS, party
1 year, 10 months ago

Congress seeks quota overhaul in EWS, party

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party will push for inclusion of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and minorities in the economically weaker sections quota launched by the Narendra Modi government in 2019 through a Constitutional amendment. The party will also roll out 50% reservation for SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities, women and those under 50 years of age across its organisation, party …

Assam government flayed for pause in EWS quota
2 years ago

Assam government flayed for pause in EWS quota

The Hindu  

The Assam government has decided to “keep in abeyance” the 10% reservation for the economically weaker sections in State government jobs, drawing flak from the Opposition parties on December 23. In a notification on December 21, the State’s Personnel Department said the EWS quota in direct recruitment in the posts and services of the Assam government has been put on …

'EWS Quota Is Reservation For Upper Castes With A Creamy Layer Exclusion': All India Backward Classes Federation Seeks Review Of Supreme Court Judgment
2 years ago

'EWS Quota Is Reservation For Upper Castes With A Creamy Layer Exclusion': All India Backward Classes Federation Seeks Review Of Supreme Court Judgment

Live Law  

A review petition has been filed by All India Backward Classes Federation against the majority judgement of the Constitution Bench judgment upholding the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced provisions for reservation to Economically Weaker Sections. The judgement dated 07.11.2022, by a 3:2 majority, had upheld the validity f the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced 10% reservation for …

Chhattisgarh cabinet approves bills for reservation in different categories
2 years, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh cabinet approves bills for reservation in different categories

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh cabinet headed by chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday approved two amendment bills paving the way for reservation in admissions and employment in proportion to population of various sections of the society in the state. Chhattisgarh government spokesperson and parliamentary affairs minister Ravindra Choubey said the cabinet approved the drafts of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Amendment Act and …

Dalit outfits in A.P. to step up campaign against EWS quota
2 years, 1 month ago

Dalit outfits in A.P. to step up campaign against EWS quota

The Hindu  

Dalit outfits in Andhra Pradesh have expressed strong reservation against the Centre’s decision to provide 10% quota for economically weaker sections. The outfits at a round-tabe conference organised by the Kula Nirmulana Porata Samiti here on Tuesday urged the Centre to protect the present quota regime for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, who were increasingly finding …

Manish Tewari | What about merit... and equality of opportunity?
2 years, 1 month ago

Manish Tewari | What about merit... and equality of opportunity?

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court's judgment in Janhit Abhiyan vs Union of India upheld the One Hundred and Third Amendment to the Constitution of India. The majority, led by Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, held that a) economic criteria can be the sole basis of reservations; b) EWS reservation can be applied to private unaided institutions; c) that exclusion of socially and educationally backward …

EWS Quota Is Reservation For The Over-Represented, Excludes The Real Unrepresented : Mohan Gopal On Supreme Court Judgment | Interview
2 years, 1 month ago

EWS Quota Is Reservation For The Over-Represented, Excludes The Real Unrepresented : Mohan Gopal On Supreme Court Judgment | Interview

Live Law  

According to renowned academician Professor Dr. Mohan Gopal, the Supreme Court's majority judgment which upheld the reservation for Economically Weaker Sections as introduced by the 103rd Constitution Amendment is comparable to the infamous emergency era judgment in the case ADM Jabalpur vs Shivkant Shukla. Reservation only for forward classes violates social fabric Professor Gopal explained that confining the EWS quota …

Supreme Court judgment on EWS quota provides impetus for States looking to breach quota ceiling
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court judgment on EWS quota provides impetus for States looking to breach quota ceiling

The Hindu  

With the Jharkhand Assembly passing a Bill this week to raise the total reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in State government posts to up to 77% in the backdrop of a Supreme Court Constitution Bench’s majority ruling in the Economically Weaker Section case that the 50% cap on reservation was not sacrosanct, this has paved …

EWS quota | TN all-party meet decides to file review petition against verdict
2 years, 1 month ago

EWS quota | TN all-party meet decides to file review petition against verdict

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. The EWS reservation is contrary to the social justice principle prescribed in the Constitution and also against the various judgements of the Supreme Court and is also discriminatory against the poor, the resolution stated. ‘Amendment will destroy principle of social justice’ Earlier, addressing the all-party meeting, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin said if …

Tamil Nadu not to implement EWS quota, to challenge Supreme Court verdict
2 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu not to implement EWS quota, to challenge Supreme Court verdict

India Today  

In an all-party meeting called by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, a resolution was passed to file a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict that upheld the 10 per cent reservation for Economically Weaker Sections in government jobs with a 3:2 majority. The all-party meeting adopted a resolution on Saturday to reject the 103rd Constitutional amendment providing 10 …

After Supreme Court's judgement, who can avail 10% EWS quota; list of documents required
2 years, 1 month ago

After Supreme Court's judgement, who can avail 10% EWS quota; list of documents required

Firstpost  

To apply for the quota, students should get an EWS certificate from the local government authorities. To get this document, they need to appear before the local Tehsil or other authority with their documents The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Constitution’s 103rd Amendment Act 2019 on Monday, 7 November. Students who are eligible for the EWS quota can …

Why Stalin opposes Supreme Court nod for 10 per cent EWS quota
2 years, 1 month ago

Why Stalin opposes Supreme Court nod for 10 per cent EWS quota

India Today  

Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin perceives the November 7 Supreme Court verdict upholding the EWS quota of 10 per cent in government jobs and educational institutions as “a setback to the century’s old crusade for social justice”. Stalin’s concerns are distinct—to protect the social justice of 82 per cent of the population, comprising Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other …

Revanth Reddy demands EWS quota in ongoing police recruitment
2 years, 1 month ago

Revanth Reddy demands EWS quota in ongoing police recruitment

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy demanded that the state government consider implementing the EWS quota in police recruitment, after the Supreme Court recently paved the way for states to implement the 10% quota. In a letter to Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, Revanth said that as many as 15,000 aspirants lost opportunities in the absence of an EWS reservation. …

Why 10% quota for ‘economically weak’ in India has caused uproar
2 years, 1 month ago

Why 10% quota for ‘economically weak’ in India has caused uproar

Al Jazeera  

Controversial 10 percent quota in jobs and education for so-called ‘Economically Weaker Sections’ category of people angers politicians and caste activists. Politicians and activists in India have raised concerns over the country’s Supreme Court upholding a controversial government decision to implement a 10 percent quota in jobs and education for the so-called Economically Weaker Sections of society. — Shoaib Daniyal …

Govt. will soon pass bill and implement EWS quota: Law Minister
2 years, 1 month ago

Govt. will soon pass bill and implement EWS quota: Law Minister

The Hindu  

The Karnataka government will soon pass a Bill in the State legislature to implement 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy told The Hindu. Now we need to pass a law in the State legislature to introduce the same in the State reservation matrix,” Mr. Madhuswamy said. The Law Minister said the State government …

Tamil Nadu to file review petition against SC nod to EWS quota
2 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu to file review petition against SC nod to EWS quota

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: The DMK has decided to file a review petition in the Supreme Court against the verdict upholding the validity of the 103rd Amendment to the Constitution, thus allowing the implementation of 10 per cent reservation for Economically Weaker Sections among the upper castes in employment and education, DMK general secretary Duraimurugan announced. The move was to protect the social …

UGC Insists Universities, Colleges to Implement EWS Quota, HEIs Claim did not Receive Funds
2 years, 1 month ago

UGC Insists Universities, Colleges to Implement EWS Quota, HEIs Claim did not Receive Funds

News 18  

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on November 7 upheld the validity of the reservation for the Economically Weaker Section of the society in government jobs and educational institutions. Read | Students From Low-Income Families Get 50% Fee Waiver to Study at IIT Madras via NEPTEL The UGC had issued orders to all central universities, colleges, and deemed-to-be universities …

SC/ST/OBC Exclusion From EWS Quota Logical, Necessary To Avoid Double Benefits: Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

SC/ST/OBC Exclusion From EWS Quota Logical, Necessary To Avoid Double Benefits: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court by 3:2 majority upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections in education and public employment. Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela Trivedi and JB Pardiwala upheld the 103rd Constitution Amendment, Justice S Ravindra Bhat wrote a dissenting judgment, which was concurred with by the Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh …

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin calls for all-party meet to discuss SC's EWS quota verdict
2 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin calls for all-party meet to discuss SC's EWS quota verdict

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin chaired a meeting with senior ministers and legal experts of the state secretariat to discuss the future course of action after the Supreme Court's 3:2 verdict upholding 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections, calling it to be a setback to the struggle for social justice. While DMK claimed that a 10 per …

Parties welcome SC order on EWS quota as Congress, BJP vie for credit
2 years, 1 month ago

Parties welcome SC order on EWS quota as Congress, BJP vie for credit

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court’s decision upholding the 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Section was hailed by almost all political parties -- which isn’t surprising because most supported the Constitutional amendment at the time of its passage in Parliament in 2019. Senior AAP leader and Delhi environment minister, Gopal Rai, said: “AAP welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court on EWS.” …

Congress welcomes Supreme Court verdict on EWS quota, takes credit for initiating the process
2 years, 1 month ago

Congress welcomes Supreme Court verdict on EWS quota, takes credit for initiating the process

The Hindu  

Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict to uphold the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections, the Congress on Monday said that the process was initiated by the Manmohan Singh government. In a statement, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed that the Bill to provide quota to the EWS was ready as far back as 2014 but the Modi government took five …

Upholding EWS quota may seal the fate of the challenge to Tamil Nadu quota law without a hearing: Justice Bhat’s note of caution
2 years, 1 month ago

Upholding EWS quota may seal the fate of the challenge to Tamil Nadu quota law without a hearing: Justice Bhat’s note of caution

The Hindu  

Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, who authored the minority view on the Constitution Bench, said upholding the Economically Weaker Section quota will run the danger of “sealing the fate” of a pending challenge to the 69% reservation in Tamil Nadu without the benefit of a hearing. Lalit said the creation of 10% EWS reservation over and above 50% existing quota has …

It’s for state to set norms to identify EWS quota beneficiaries: SC
2 years, 1 month ago

It’s for state to set norms to identify EWS quota beneficiaries: SC

The Hindu  

The majority judgment of the Constitution Bench on November 7, 2022 held that lack of guidelines to identify economic backwardness under the 10% economically weaker sections quota cannot be used to question the 103rd Amendment. “The question as to whether any particular classification as economically weaker section is based on relevant data and factors as also the extent of reservation …

EWS ruling will shape quota law
2 years, 1 month ago

EWS ruling will shape quota law

Hindustan Times  

India’s affirmative action programme is shaped by two landmark events. Created in January 2019, months before general elections, the EWS quota was politically difficult to oppose, given it was packaged as a pro-poor move, though by excluding groups already under the reservation umbrella, it was effectively a pitch to upper castes and dominant communities. Three judges of the court backed …

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