5 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear plea against Maratha quota

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 cent. The verdict came on a bunch of petitions challenging the state government's November 2018 decision granting 16 per cent reservation to the Maratha community under the SEBC category. ALSO READ | West Bengal announces 10 per cent EWS quota in government jobs

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1 month, 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 …

4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Hindu

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

5 months, 2 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 …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Hindu

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

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh to formally accept court ruling on job quotas after protests

Hindustan Times

By Mohammad Ponir Hossain and Sam Jahan Bangladesh to formally accept court ruling on job quotas after protests DHAKA -Bangladesh is expected to formally accept on Tuesday a court ruling to cut quotas for government jobs, media said, meeting a key demand of students whose protests sparked one of the worst outbreaks of violence in years that killed almost 150 …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh to formally accept court ruling on job quotas after protests

Hindustan Times

By Mohammad Ponir Hossain and Sam Jahan Bangladesh to formally accept court ruling on job quotas after protests DHAKA, - Bangladesh is expected to formally accept on Tuesday a court ruling to cut quotas for government jobs, media said, meeting a key demand of students whose protests sparked one of the worst outbreaks of violence in years that killed almost …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha quota activist on indefinite fast today, says demands not fulfilled

India Today

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil will begin his indefinite hunger strike from Saturday in Maharashtra's Jalna and said that he was forced to take the step again as the state government did not fulfill its demands, including granting reservation to Marathas. In February, the Maharashtra legislature passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in …

6 months ago

Maratha quota issue unresolved due to pressure from Fadnavis, Bhujbal: Jarange

Hindustan Times

Jalna, Quota activist Manoj Jarange on Sunday claimed that the issue of Maratha reservation has remained unresolved due to pressure from Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state minister Chhagan Bhujbal. Maratha quota issue unresolved due to pressure from Fadnavis, Bhujbal: Jarange The activist had announced an indefinite fast from July 20 if the government failed to grant the …

6 months ago

Maharashtra Assembly, Council Adjourned over Maratha Quota Issue

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde government of Maharashtra is trying to corner Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar over the OBC and Maratha reservation. The Maharashtra CM had called an all-party meeting to discuss the issue and asked the opposition parties to clear their stand on the issue in writing. After the question hour in the Upper House of the state legislature, …

6 months, 1 week ago

HC issues notice to Maharashtra backward class panel over report on Maratha quota

The Hindu

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission amid ongoing hearings of petitions challenging the State’s decision to grant 10% reservation to Marathas in education and jobs. The High Court, which started hearing the petitions last week, had on Tuesday noted that the MSBCC was a necessary party in the pleas as …

6 months, 1 week ago

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

India TV News

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

6 months, 1 week 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 …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

SP demands Muslim reservation in Maharashtra

Deccan Chronicle

In a letter written to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Dy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, Samajwadi party MLA Rais Shaikh has demanded that five percent reservation must be given to Muslims at the earliest to eradicate their backwardness. In his letter, Shaikh, an MLA from Bhiwandi, referred to a recent statement made by the TDP general secretary and …

7 months, 4 weeks ago

District Judges 65% Quota | 'Merit-cum-Seniority' Doesn't Mean Comparative Merit : Supreme Court Upholds Gujarat HC Promotions Of Judicial Officers

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the recommendations made by the High Court of Gujarat in 2023 for the promotion of Senior Civil Judges to the 65% promotion quota of District Judges on the basis of merit-cum-seniority principle.Last year, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court had stayed the promotion on the prima facie ground the promotions were made violating …

8 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 …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Quota for Muslims in Telangana and Andhra back in focus

Hindustan Times

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

10 months ago

Court grants Maharashtra government time to reply to pleas on quota law stay

India Today

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant an immediate interim stay on the Maharashtra government's recent Maratha Reservation Act. The bench said that the Maharashtra government's move to grant reservation to the Marathas is rooted in legislation and not an administrative order, and the state needs time to respond to the pleas. The bench directed the state government …

10 months ago

Maratha quota not possible, don’t fall prey to false promises: Raj Thackeray

Live Mint

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray said on Saturday that he spoke with quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil and told him that reservations for Marathas, the Bill for which has been passed in the Maharashtra Assembly, is not technically possible. Raj Thackeray also told Manoj Jarange to not fall for the false promises, days after the Maratha Reservation Bill which …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha reservation: Plea in Bombay High Court seeking ‘immediate cancellation’ of 10 pc quota | DETAILS

India TV News

Maratha reservation: A plea has been filed in the Bombay High Court against the 10 per cent Maratha reservation given by the Maharashtra government last month, seeking “immediate cancellation” of the quota. The Eknath Shinde government, after months of protests by activist Manoj Jarange and his supporters, had called a special session on February 22 and passed a bill to …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Manoj Jarange-Patil asks Centre to step in, increase quota limit from 50%

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Thursday asked the central government to intervene in the reservation issue and increase the 50% limit of overall reservation and add 10% more for the community in the OBC tranche, taking it from 19% to 29%. Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange Patil “Maratha MLAs and ministers should convince deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

If I'm arrested, crores of Marathas will go on hunger strike: Quota activist Jarange

New Indian Express

The activist has been under fire for using intemperate language against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday as he alleged the BJP leader was trying to kill him. The route by which I will be taken to jail, they will find crores of Maratha community members sitting on hunger strike along the route," Jarange added. The activist claimed …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

DC Edit | Thorny quota for Marathas

Deccan Chronicle

Any extension of quotas, besides being subject to legal scrutiny, is bound to be contentious and basically unfair to other groups that may be similarly placed as the Marathas in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra government, under Eknath Shinde, was pressured by the clamour for this 10 per cent quota for Marathas, more so with the agitation of the prominent campaigner Manoj …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Will the third iteration of the Maratha quota act in the past decade pass muster?

Hindustan Times

The Maharashtra Legislature unanimously passed a bill reserving 10% of the seats in educational institutions and the same proportion of government jobs for people from the Maratha community in the third such attempt by the state government to carve out a quota for the once-dominant agrarian community, after the courts struck down similar laws enacted in 2014 and 2019. Most …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha quota row: Activist Jarange announces next round of protest from Feb 24

India Today

Expressing dissatisfaction with the Maharashtra government's refusal to provide reservations for the Maratha community within the Other Backward Classes quota, activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Wednesday announced another round of statewide agitation from February 24, if his demands are not met. As part of the bill, people belonging to the Maratha community will get a quota of 10 per cent in …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha reservation bill passed: What does report backing it say?

India Today

The Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday passed a Maratha reservation bill, granting a 10 per cent quota in education and government jobs to the Maratha community. The Supreme Court's decision highlighted the absence of valid grounds to breach the 50 per cent reservation while granting the Maratha quota. WHAT THE REPORT REVEALS According to the report, the commission conducted a survey …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra assembly passes bill for 10% reservation to Marathas

Hindustan Times

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

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra assembly passes 10% Maratha reservation bill, for the third time in a decade

Op India

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly unanimously passed the Maratha Reservation Bill tabled on Tuesday, which intends to extend 10% reservation to Marathas above the 50% cap. The reservation has been extended based on a report submitted to the state government by the Maharashtra Backward Class Commission headed by chairman Justice Sunil Shukre. The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission on Friday submitted …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Afternoon briefing: 10% quota proposed for Marathas; Rainfall likely in north Indian plains, and all the latest news

Hindustan Times

The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to the Backward Classes Commission report and the draft bill based on it, paving the way for legislation on reservation for Marathas. Dig deeper Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil at the protest venue after the state government accepted the latter's demands. Dig deeper More news …

10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra govt approves bill to extend 10% reservation to Marathas

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: The Maharashtra legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed the bill providing 10 per cent reservation to the Maratha community in government jobs and education in a special session. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the existing OBC reservation will not be affected and his government will also ensure that the Maratha quota passes legal scrutiny. Following the 10 per …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Assembly passes Maratha Reservation Bill for quota in education, jobs

India TV News

In a significant development, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has approved the Maratha Reservation Bill, aimed at providing reservation in education and employment opportunities to the Maratha community. Maharashtra Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, presented a bill in the state legislative assembly, suggesting a 10% reservation for the Maratha community in educational institutions and government positions. Comprehensive survey findings The Maharashtra State …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha quota row: 'Just for election', Manoj Jarange opposes Eknath Shinde's reservation bill

India TV News

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Tuesday said the government's move to approve the draft bill for implementing a 10 per cent reservation has been taken by keeping election and votes in mind. This was his first reaction after the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government gave a nod to the draft bill for implementing a 10% reservation for the Maratha …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha reservation bill for 10% quota cleared by Maharashtra Assembly

India Today

The Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday cleared the Maratha Reservation Bill under which the community will get a 10 per cent reservation in education and government jobs. On February 17, Shinde and deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had assured Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil that a special session of the Assembly would be called on February 20 to complete the formalities …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha quota: Plea in High Court challenges state backward classes panel's report

India Today

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking the quashing of orders appointing Justice SB Shukre and other members of the Maharashtra State Commission for Backward Classes. The PIL Filed by the OBC Welfare Foundation through Advocate Ashish Mishra, the plea argues that the appointment of the Chairman and members of the MSCBC did not …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra assembly unanimously passes bill providing 10% quota for Marathas in education and jobs

New Indian Express

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra legislative assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde tabled the Maharashtra State Socially and Educationally Backward Bill 2024 in the House during the day-long special session of the legislature on Maratha quota. Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange, who is …

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra Government Calls Special Assembly Session for Maratha Quota

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai:The Maharashtra government will hold a special Vidhan Sabha session on February 20 to discuss the Maratha reservation issue. “The cabinet meeting has given its nod to convene a one-day special session of the legislature on Tuesday, February 20, to discuss the various demands of the Maratha community,” a note issued by the Chief Minister’s office stated. The decision to …

11 months ago

Maratha Quota Activist Resumes Fast, Demands Special Assembly Session

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Saturday launched yet another indefinite hunger strike at Antarwali-Saraati village in Jalna district of Maharashtra, demanding implementation of the promises made by the Shinde-Fadnavis government in Maharashtra. The Maratha activist also demanded that the government should call a special session in next two days for ratifying a notification, which has stated Kunbi certificates …

11 months, 1 week 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 …

11 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Backward Class Panel's Survey for Maratha Quota to End Just Before Midnight on Friday

News 18

The survey being carried out by the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission in connection with the Maratha quota will end just before midnight on Friday and it will not be extended, MSBCC has said. In a letter to all district collectors and municipal commissioners on Thursday, the MSBCC said, The software used for this survey will be shut at 2359 …

1 year ago

Experts sceptical about curative petition leading to Maratha quota

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: Although the Supreme Court has decided to hear the curative petition on Maratha reservation on January 24, legal experts and community leaders say it is unlikely to serve the purpose. HT Image After the Maratha reservation quota was quashed by the apex court in May 2021, followed by a rejection of the review petition, the state moved the court …

1 year ago

Maratha quota: Justice Shinde committee submits second report to govt.

The Hindu

The Justice Sandeep Shinde Committee set up by the Maharashtra government to expedite the process of granting reservation to the Marathas submitted its second and final report to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday. The Shinde committee, which was established on September 7 to decide the methodology to issue other backward class certificates to Marathas and find proof to establish …

1 year, 1 month ago

Why Eknath Shinde govt is working on a new law to restore quota for Marathas

India Today

The Maharashtra government, to pacify protesters seeking reservation for the Maratha community, is working on a fresh legislation to restore the quota that has twice failed the test of judicial review. Later, the Congress-NCP government approved a 16 per cent quota for Marathas and 5 per cent for Muslims. In November 2018, the Devendra Fadnavis-led state government approved 16 per …

1 year, 2 months ago

Maratha vs OBC friction over quota causes schism within ‘Mahayuti’ allies

The Hindu

The tussle between Maratha and other backward class communities against the backdrop of the ongoing Maratha quota stir is causing strain between the ruling ‘Mahayuti’ parties, with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday urging restraint upon his cabinet Ministers, particularly Chhagan Bhujbal of the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party faction, from making any controversial statement that could aggravate tensions …

1 year, 2 months ago

Maratha quota agitation | OBC leaders warn Shinde govt. of trying to grab their reservation

The Hindu

Even as Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Tuesday alleged there was a “conspiracy” to deny the Marathas a quota, leaders from the other backward classes took an aggressive stance against the activist’s demand on the Marathas being given a blanket reservation by being given Kunbi OBC certificates, warning to hit the streets and even move courts to safeguard …

1 year, 2 months ago

Maratha quota demand first raised in 1997: All about its long legal battle

India Today

The demand for a reservation for the Marathas, that has led to raging violence across Maharashtra, saw a long legal battle with the Supreme Court in 2021, that resulted in the court calling the issue "unconstitutional". The High court said that the 50 per cent ceiling on the reservation set by the Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney judgment of …

1 year, 2 months ago

Maharashtra government in favour of Maratha quota, says CM Shinde; pro-quota campaigner urged to call off indefinite fast

The Hindu

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on November 1 confirmed the State government’s support for Maratha reservation and urged the pro-quota campaigner Manoj Jarange Patil to terminate his indefinite fast. Maratha quota agitation | All-party meet on Maratha quota asks activist Jarange to withdraw his indefinite fast During an all-party meeting on the quota issue spearheaded by the Chief Minister in …

1 year, 2 months ago

Maratha Quota Stir: No Bus, Internet Services in Few Maha Districts; CM Calls All-party Meet

News 18

As the Maratha quota agitation took a violent turn and spread to some parts of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday met Governor Ramesh Bais to brief him about the situation and security measures being taken to curb the chaos. Shinde also assured Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange that the state government was committed to ensuring reservation for the …

1 year, 2 months ago

Maratha reservation row: Maharashtra govt takes three-key decisions in Cabinet meeting | DETAILS

India TV News

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shindeon Tuesday held an urgent Cabinet meeting to find a solution to pacify the ongoing protests against the state government over the Maratha reservation. Jarange hardens his stand Meanwhile, activist Manoj Jarange, who is leading the Marathra protest, said the Maratha community will not accept an "incomplete reservation" and the Maharashtra government should call a special …

1 year, 2 months ago

Maratha quota protests have intensified in Maharashtra. Here’s why

Firstpost

The demand for Maratha reservations hit the headlines again in late August after activist Manoj Jarange-Patil went on indefinite hunger strike. The home of NCP’s Prakash Solanke was torched and his car was set ablaze after audio of him taking aim at Patil went viral The Maratha quota protests have intensified yet again. Shinde announces panel, Patil remains unmoved Shinde …

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Madras HC imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on litigant for abusing court process

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Puja Khedkar, former-IAS trainee, moves Supreme Court challenging Delhi HC's order denying bail

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Delhi HC questions maintainability of plea against AAP poll promise

The Hindu

The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned the maintainability of a plea against Aam Aadmi Party’s recent poll promise of paying a stipend of ₹2,100 to women in the Capital under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana if the party returns to power. “How is it maintainable as an election petition?” Justice Jyoti Singh said, and advised the petitioner to file …

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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil booked for remarks against Minister Dhananjay Munde

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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil booked for remarks against Minister Dhananjay Munde

The Hindu

The Maharashtra Police have registered a case against Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil in Latur district for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Minister and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde and his community during a public rally. The complaint, filed by Kishor Munde, a supporter of the Minister, alleged that Mr. Jarange-Patil made objectionable comments targeting Mr. Munde and the Vanjari community …

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Supreme Court says ball is in the courts of government, legislature on ‘creamy layer’ for SC/STs

The Hindu

Supreme Court judge, Justice B.R. Gavai, on Thursday said the ball was in the courts of the legislature and the government to take a call on whether the ‘creamy layer’ of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes’ beneficiaries of reservation in education and public service must be excluded from quota benefits. The court was hearing a writ petition filed by Santosh …

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Delhi High Court Questions Maintainability Of Petition Against AAP Poll Promise To Give ₹2100 Monthly Aid To Women

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned the maintainability of a petition against the election promise made by Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party recently, promising to give Rs. 2100 monthly aid to Delhi women under the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana. Justice Jyoti Singh questioned the petitioner, Vijay Kumar, as to how the plea was maintainable as an election …

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NEET-PG 2024: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs State To Conduct Fresh Counselling For Vacant NRI Quota Seats

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The Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State's Department of Medical Education to forthwith conduct fresh counselling for vacant NRI Quota seats in the NEET-PG 2024 counselling. The division bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Anuradha Shukla observed, “Taking into consideration the peculiar facts and circumstances and further that the precious medical seats should …

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Cheque Dishonour: Rajasthan High Court Sets Aside Conviction After Compromise, But Imposes 15% Cost On Drawer Citing Failed Appeal

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Rajasthan High Court set aside conviction and sentence in a cheque dishonour case in light of settlement reached between the parties while imposing a cost of 15% of the cheque value on the petitioner since the compromise was reached at after rejection of appeal filed by the convict and pending revision petition. The bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Garg was …

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Approach Supreme Court to seek reservation of posts for women lawyers in governing council of Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court

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Approach Supreme Court to seek reservation of posts for women lawyers in governing council of Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court

The Hindu

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday dismissed petitions seeking 33% reservation for women lawyers in various posts of the governing council and the executive committee of the Advocates’ Association, Bengaluru. The High Court said that it has no power in law to issue such a direction in the absence of a bylaw in AAB providing reservation for women advocates, …

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Karnataka HC Declines Plea For Women Reservation In Governing Council Of Advocates' Association Bengaluru, Says Only SC Can Pass Such Order

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Karnataka HC Declines Plea For Women Reservation In Governing Council Of Advocates' Association Bengaluru, Says Only SC Can Pass Such Order

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court today orally expressed support towards reservation of seats for women in the Governing Council of Advocates' Association Bengaluru. Justice R Devdas however declined a plea moved by the women members of the Bar Association and Federation of Women Lawyers in this regard, stating that only the Supreme Court can pass such orders. At this juncture, Senior …

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Following Justice CT Ravikumar's Retirement, Supreme Court Bench Hearing Pleas Seeking Review Of PMLA Verdict To Be Reconstituted

Live Law

Following the retirement of Justice CT Ravikumar of Supreme Court, the bench hearing review petitions filed against the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary judgement, which upheld various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, is set to be reconstituted. It may be recalled that the matter was being considered by a bench of Justices Surya Kant, CT Ravikumar and Ujjal Bhuyan, …

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Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu And Puducherry Write To SC Collegium For Inclusive Representation While Appointing Madras HC Judges

Live Law

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has written to the Chief Justice of India and other judges of the Supreme Court Collegium calling for inclusive representation while appointing judges to the Madras High Court. The letter signed by PS Amalraj, Chairman and Senior Advocate S Prabhakaran and V Karyhikeyan, Vice Chairmen of the council requested the collegium take …

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Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu And Puducherry Write To SC Collegium For Inclusive Representation While Appointing Madras HC Judges

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Centre clears two judges for Delhi HC judges, 1 for Uttarakhand HC

Live Mint

The Centre on Tuesday notified the appointment of two new judges to the Delhi high court and one new judge to the Uttarakhand high court. Two advocates, Ajay Digpaul and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, will adjudicate matters in the Delhi high court, and judicial officer Ashish Naithani will take charge as a judge of the Uttarakhand high court, the Union law …

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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Maneka Gandhi's Plea Challenging Election Of Samajwadi Party's Ram Bhuwal Nishad In 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

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The Supreme Court today issued notice on senior BJP leader Maneka Gandhi's plea challenging the election of Samajwadi Party MP Ram Bhuwal Nishad from the Sultanpur Lok Sabha constituency. Issuing notice on the appeal, arising out of an Allahabad High Court judgment which dismissed Gandhi's election petition as barred by limitation, the Court gave 4 week's time to respondent-Ram Bhuwal …

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Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 - Advocates & Bar Councils

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Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 - Advocates & Bar Councils

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Advocate Advocates-on-Record can mark the appearances of only those advocates who are authorized to appear and argue the case on a particular day of hearing. Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw 519 : AIR 2024 SC 5338 Expunging of adverse judicial remarks against an advocate - The Supreme Court set aside interim orders passed by the High Court …

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Datta Peetha Shrine Dispute : Supreme Court Grants 2 Months Time To Karnataka Govt For Decision On Worship Rights Of Hindus & Muslims

Live Law

The Supreme Court today granted a last opportunity for the State of Karnataka to take a decision on the worship rights at the holy shrine Datta Peetha of Bababudangiri in Chikkamagaluru district, which is worshipped by both Hindu and Muslim communities.The Court has now granted the last opportunity to the government to come up with its decision within 8 weeks, …

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West Bengal OBC case: Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Calcutta HC order in January

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West Bengal OBC case: Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Calcutta HC order in January

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the hearing on a batch of pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court verdict striking down the OBC status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 2010 to January 28 and 29. The high court last year struck down the Other Backward Classes status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 2010, holding …

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West Bengal school jobs row: SC to hear pleas against invalidation of 25,753 jobs on January 15

The Hindu

The Supreme Court will hear pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court order invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in government and aided schools in West Bengal on January 15. On May 7 last year, the apex court granted major relief to teachers and non-teaching staff of West Bengal whose services were invalidated by the High Court on …

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Annual Digest Part II : Citations 134-338

Live Law

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 134 to 2024 LiveLaw 338 Married Woman Cannot Prosecute Accused For Rape On False Promise To Marry, Her Consent Not Based On Misconception: MP High Court Case Title: Abhishek Arjariya Vs. Music Band Training Optional For Police Constables, Can't Send Them For Band Practice Without Written Consent: MP High Court Case Title: Pankaj Shukla And Others Versus …

Madhya Pradesh High Court High Court Family Court Registrar Warning Signs Secondary Evidence Customs

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SC collegium recommends Patna HC CJ K Vinod Chandran as top court judge

India TV News

The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday recommended Patna High Court Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran to be appointed as a judge of the apex court. During his long tenure as a judge and chief justice of the high court, Justice Chandran has acquired significant experience in diverse fields of law," said the collegium resolution. The apex court collegium also comprising …

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'We cannot be court of first instance': SC refuses to hear plea over alleged irregularities in BPSC exam

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to examine a plea over the alleged irregularities in the BPSC exam held on December 13, 2024, and the consequent police action on protestors. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan asked petitioner to move the Patna High Court with the grievances. The counsel …

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The Collegium and changes — it may still be early days

The Hindu

Two interesting nuggets of information have emanated in recent days about the functioning of the Supreme Court of India’s Collegium. But, in short, it postulates the following: the recommendation to appoint a new judge to a High Court or to the Supreme Court, to transfer a judge from one High Court to another, and to elect a new Chief Justice …

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'Glaring Malpractice': Madhya Pradesh HC Pulls Up Secondary Education Board For Incorrect Evaluation Of Student's Answer Copy, Fines ₹25,000

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The Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court recently pulled up MP Board of Secondary Education for "glaring malpractice" in the evaluation of a Class 12 student's examination copy and directed the Board to pay cost of Rs. However, if the examiners evaluate the answer scripts contrary to model answer key of the Board itself, and the position is not …

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Supreme Court Slams Maharashtra Officials For Non-Payment Of Land Acquisition Compensation, Directs Recovery Of Cost From Guilty Officers

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The Supreme Court today slammed Maharashtra authorities over non-payment of timely compensation to persons whose lands were compulsory acquired by the state way back in 2005. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was dealing with the petitioner's plea against a High Court order, whereby the Zilla Parishad was directed to pay compensation to respondent-claimants against compulsory …

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Supreme Court Seeks Data From Union On Tribunal Vacancies, Suggests Circuit Benches For AFT

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The Supreme Court today asked the Union of India to collate and furnish data on the status of appointments and selection process of judicial/technical/accounting/administrative members of Tribunals across the country. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order in a public interest litigation initiated by the Madras Bar Association, which was listed alongwith a petition …

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CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses from hearing pleas on IOA, AIFF constitutions

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CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses from hearing pleas on IOA, AIFF constitutions

Hindustan Times

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing two separate pleas pertaining to finalisation of the constitutions of the Indian Olympic Association and the All India Football Federation, both framed by former apex court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao. Sanjiv Khanna, India's chief justice, declined to hear two distinct appeals on Monday that concerned the completion …

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Student union files petition in HC against Pune varsity decision on holding protests

Hindustan Times

The National Students’ Union of India has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the SPPU’s decision that students must obtain 8 days’ notice before holding a protest or agitation on university grounds. The SPPU administration said that they were unaware that a petition had been filed in the court against the university’s circular. Against this context, Avinash …

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Beed murder and Maratha mobilisation

Hindustan Times

The last 10 days saw three major rallies demanding justice for Santosh Deshmukh, a sarpanch in Beed district who was brutally murdered for resisting an extortion bid. Massive all-party march in Parbhani over Beed sarpanch’s murder In 2016, a rape and murder case in Kopardi, Ahmednagar had led to Maratha mobilisation with silent marches later taking on the form of …

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Chargesheet Cannot Be Based On Bald Assertions Of Connivance: Supreme Court

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Chargesheet Cannot Be Based On Bald Assertions Of Connivance: Supreme Court

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sThe Supreme Court recently held that offences in the chargesheet cannot be based on bald assertions of connivance. The Supreme Court referred to the ample judgments interpreting Section 197 namely Manohar Nath Kaul v. State of Jammu & Kashmir, Shambhoo Nath Misra v. State of U.P. Having considered the application of Section 197, the Court opined that the arguments of …

Supreme Court Court State Fir Act Offence Appellant

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Chargesheet Cannot Be Based On Bald Assertions Of Connivance: Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Court State Fir Act Offence Appellant

UGC directed to submit data on caste discrimination in universities

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UGC directed to submit data on caste discrimination in universities

India Today

The Supreme Court has directed the University Grants Commission to provide data on caste discrimination complaints received under the UGC Regulation, 2012. The court's order came in response to a Public Interest Litigation filed by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, raising concerns over caste discrimination in higher educational institutions. Senior advocate Indira Jaising, representing the petitioners, argued …

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Supreme Court Monthly Round-up: December 2024

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Index Citations Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal Appeal No. Case Details: Irfan Khan v. State Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 945 The Supreme Court quashed the Arms Act case against the person accused of possessing a buttondar knife. Setting aside the High Court's decision, Mehta J. in the judgment observed that “the notification whereby, a buttondar knife having blade dimensions …

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Supreme Court Monthly Round-up: December 2024

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India Justice Kerala Delhi Supreme Court Writ Petition South India

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Caste Discrimination In Colleges : Supreme Court Seeks Data From UGC On Equal Opportunity Cells, Action On Complaints Received

Live Law

In a PIL filed by the mothers of Rohit Vemula and Payal Tadvi assailing caste discrimination in higher educational institutions, the Supreme Court today called on the University Grants Commission to collate and furnish data from universities with regard to setting up of Equal Opportunity Cells and total number of complaints received under the UGC. In a PIL filed by …

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Annual Digest Part 1: Citations 1-133

Live Law

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 1 To 2024 LiveLaw 133 The appellant in this case held lease hold rights on behalf of Indian Oil Company qua a retail outlet at Satna. Wife's Refusal To Consummate Marriage Amounts To Mental Cruelty, Ground For Divorce: MP High Court Title: Sudeepto Saha v. Moumita Saha Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 6 The Madhya Pradesh High Court has …

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