Quota row: SP for reservation to Muslims
12 years, 3 months ago

Quota row: SP for reservation to Muslims

The Hindu  

In an apparent move to counter the push for quota in promotion for SC/ST in government jobs, Samajwadi Party in Rajya Sabha on Monday demanded proportionate reservation for Muslims through a Constitutional amendment. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Ram Gopal Yadav said the Rajinder Sachar Committee in its report pointed out that the condition of Muslims was worse than other minority communities and so there should a Constitutional amendment to provide for quota to Muslims. “When quota in promotion can be given by amending Constitution, then why Muslims should not be given reservation in proportion to their population through a Constitution Amendment Bill,” Yadav asked. SP’s move is timed with the controversial quota bill which was taken up in the House on Friday under apparent pressure from BSP chief Mayawati and is listed for consideration and passage on Monday.

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'Who said reservation is only for Muslims? DK Shivakumar defends 4% quota amid BJP's 'appeasement' charge
Trending News
1 week, 4 days ago

'Who said reservation is only for Muslims? DK Shivakumar defends 4% quota amid BJP's 'appeasement' charge

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government's decision to introduce a 4 per cent reservation for minorities in government contracts has sparked a political debate, with the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing the Congress of appeasement politics. Speaking at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee’s office, Shivakumar emphasized that the reservation applies only to contracts valued up to ₹2 crore, similar to provisions previously made for …

‘Don’t pay heed to propaganda on reservation’ says Congress leaders
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Don’t pay heed to propaganda on reservation’ says Congress leaders

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Congress leaders hailing from the SC Left grouping here on Friday advised members of their community not to pay attention to the alleged propaganda of a section of community leaders that the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah government would not implement the classification of SC quota, since it lacked empirical data. They said the government will implement the internal quota soon …

Amid row, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah rejects Muslim quota reports
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid row, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah rejects Muslim quota reports

Hindustan Times  

There are no plans for having reservations for Muslim in jobs, the government said in a statement on Thursday in response to the allegations by the opposition that the Congress was planning to allocate 4% quota for Muslim contractors in public work projects valued up to ₹1 crore. There are no plans for having reservations for Muslim in jobs, the …

Karnataka government mulls 4% Muslim quota in government tenders, BJP slams move: Report
Trending News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Karnataka’s proposed 4% Muslim quota sparks debate; BJP asks: ‘Whose share will be cut — SC, ST or OBCs?’
Trending News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka’s proposed 4% Muslim quota sparks debate; BJP asks: ‘Whose share will be cut — SC, ST or OBCs?’

Live Mint  

The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka is reviewing a proposal to introduce a reservation for Muslims in public contracts for construction works valued up to ₹1 crore, according to media reports. Karnataka's Existing Reservation Framework At present, Karnataka reserves 43 per cent of civil work contracts: 24 per cent for SC/STs, 4 per cent for OBC contractors under Category-1, and …

Quotas in quota | Panacea or pandora's box?
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Murmurs in U.P. Congress over quota within quota issue
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Murmurs in U.P. Congress over quota within quota issue

Hindustan Times  

There are murmurings in a section of the Congress over the Supreme Court’s verdict allowing sub classification of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes keeping in view the prevailing political situation in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Congress’ backward classes, minorities and fishermen’s cells have decided to demand a review of the Supreme Court’s order as they hold a roundtable convention at …

Reservation redistribution
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Reservation redistribution

Hindustan Times  

The gains of reservation — despite its goal of driving equity — have flowed unequally. Relative social privilege and political clout have led to a few groups enjoying almost all the benefits of reservations while others languish in backwardness that is largely unchanged since Independence. To illustrate, the Jatavs in Uttar Pradesh and the Mahars in Maharashtra have long been …

Why has Supreme Court re-examined subclassification in SC-ST quotas? Explained
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Why has Supreme Court re-examined subclassification in SC-ST quotas? Explained

India TV News  

With a decisive majority of 6:1, the seven-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Thursday ruled in favour of sub-classification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The latest decision overruled the 2004 judgment in the EV Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh case, which held that there can be no sub-classification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled …

SC/ST Reservation: Supreme Court Rules Separate Quotas Permissible for More Backward Castes
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SC/ST Reservation: Supreme Court Rules Separate Quotas Permissible for More Backward Castes

ABP News  

On Thursday, August 1, the Supreme Court delivered a significant ruling concerning Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Chandrachud, decided by a 6:1 majority that separate quotas within the SC/ST categories can be allocated to more backward sub-groups. The Court's ruling emphasizes that certain castes within SC/ST categories are significantly more backward and require targeted empowerment. The Court's judgment highlighted the …

HC issues notice to Maharashtra backward class panel over report on Maratha quota
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap
8 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 …

SP demands Muslim reservation in Maharashtra
8 months, 3 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 …

PM: Attempt to tinker with quota for SC/STs
10 months ago

PM: Attempt to tinker with quota for SC/STs

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW/VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the INDIA bloc parties are conniving to snatch the reservation of SCs, STs and OBCs guaranteed by the Constitution of India, by altering the provisions and making it religion-based to appease their vote bank. He addressed three back-to-back rallies in Mau, Mirzapur and Deoria to seek support for NDA candidates of …

Lalu’s quota remark heats up poll pitch as Modi leads attack
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lalu’s quota remark heats up poll pitch as Modi leads attack

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said he is in favour of providing reservation “in full” to Muslims, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch an attack on the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance over what the latter said was a “deeper conspiracy” to snatch quotas of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. Lalu’s quota …

Playing to the gallery in Telangana
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Playing to the gallery in Telangana

The Hindu  

The question of reservation for Muslims has once again become a polarising issue in the country, especially in Telangana. Days after he referred to Muslims as “ghuspeti ” and “those who produce many children,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared at a public meeting in Zaheerabad that reservation for Muslims, at the expense of reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and …

Will not allow even 0.5% quota for Muslims: Nadda
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Won't let quota for SCs, STs, OBCs be given to Muslims in name of religion: PM
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Won't let quota for SCs, STs, OBCs be given to Muslims in name of religion: PM

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi again criticised the Congress-led state governments, saying that he won't allow the reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and other deprived groups to be given to Muslims based on religion. Addressing a public rally in Telangana's Zaheerabad on Tuesday, PM Modi said, "They want to insult the Constitution for their vote bank. NDA has brought …

We did not make any changes to BC quota, says CM Siddaramaiah
11 months ago

We did not make any changes to BC quota, says CM Siddaramaiah

New Indian Express  

BIDAR/BENGALURU: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP intensifying their attacks on the Congress over Muslim quota, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the 4% reservation for Muslims has been in force in Karnataka since 1994 as per the Chinnappa Reddy Commission’s recommendation. In Bidar, the CM said some people approached the Supreme Court during the tenure of the …

Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath
11 months ago

Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Thursday alleged that the Congress' attempt to give reservations to Muslims from the OBC quota in Karnataka was part of its agenda to push the country towards "Islamisation and division". Muslim quota part of agenda to push country towards Islamisation: Adityanath The firebrand BJP leader claimed that the Congress wanted to deprive the …

Quota for Muslims in Telangana and Andhra back in focus
11 months 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 …

Maharashtra assembly passes bill for 10% reservation to Marathas
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Maratha quota: Justice Shinde committee submits second report to govt.
1 year, 3 months 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 …

Why is Maratha reservation demand being raised again? Why did SC overrule Maharashtra govt's 2018 decision?
1 year, 6 months ago

Why is Maratha reservation demand being raised again? Why did SC overrule Maharashtra govt's 2018 decision?

India TV News  

Maratha Reservation Protest: A protest demanding reservation for Marathas in Maharashtra's Jalna district turned violent on Friday and left several people injured including the policemen. In 2018, the Devendra Fadnavis-led government in Maharashtra had given reservation to the Maratha community in jobs and higher education, however, the Maharashtra's government decision on quota was quashed by the Supreme Court in May …

SC says THIS on withdrawal of Muslim quota bill in Karnataka today
1 year, 10 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 …

SC takes exception to public statements made about pending issue of scrapping of 4% Muslim quota in Karnataka
1 year, 10 months ago

SC takes exception to public statements made about pending issue of scrapping of 4% Muslim quota in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on May 9 said sub judice cases should not be “politicised” after a petitioner alleged on Tuesday that Home Minister Amit Shah has made public statements about the scrapping of the 4% quota for Muslims in Karnataka ahead of the Assembly elections. The Bench adjourned the case after Mr. Mehta assured that appointments or admissions would not …

'Wholesale Domicile Reservation Unconstitutional' : Supreme Court Asks MP Govt To Review 75% Domicile Quota In B.Ed Seats
1 year, 10 months ago

'Wholesale Domicile Reservation Unconstitutional' : Supreme Court Asks MP Govt To Review 75% Domicile Quota In B.Ed Seats

Live Law  

Stating that domicile reservation should not become a "wholesale reservation", the Supreme Court has asked the State of Madhya Pradesh to review its decision to have 75% domicile reservation in B.Ed seats. "We make it clear that though reservation in favour of residents is permissible, yet reservation to the extent of 75% of the total seats makes it a wholesale …

SC adjourns hearing on plea against scrapping 4% quota to Muslims till May 9
1 year, 11 months ago

SC adjourns hearing on plea against scrapping 4% quota to Muslims till May 9

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the Karnataka government's decision to scrap four percent quota for Muslims will not be implemented till May 9 after the state sought time to file its reply. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna said the earlier regime of four percent quota to Muslims will continue to hold field …

Bhatti slams Amit Shah for remarks on Muslim quota
1 year, 11 months ago

Bhatti slams Amit Shah for remarks on Muslim quota

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka called Union home minister Amit Shah's statement that the BJP will scrap 4 per cent reservations for Muslims in Telangana if the party forms government a "drop of poison" meant to cause unrest in a state where people live in peace and communal harmony. Bhatti stated that the Congress government provided 4 percent reservations …

SC defers hearing on pleas challenging scrapping of 4% Muslim quota in Karnataka
1 year, 11 months ago

SC defers hearing on pleas challenging scrapping of 4% Muslim quota in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till April 25 hearing on a batch of pleas challenging scrapping of the four per cent Muslim quota in Karnataka after the state government sought time to file its reply. On April 13, the Karnataka government's decision to scrap four per cent Muslim quota ahead of the assembly polls came under the …

Karnataka says 4% quota for Muslims was shifted'
1 year, 11 months ago

Karnataka says 4% quota for Muslims was shifted'

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: As the Karnataka government’s move to scrap four per cent reservation for Muslims kicked off a firestorm across the southern state, state government officials claimed that the reservation has “not been scrapped, but only shifted”. It was being claimed that by moving the community to the EWS category, “Muslims will now be in a grouping which has 10 …

DC Edit | Scrap religion-based quotas; it's time to rethink all others
1 year, 11 months ago

DC Edit | Scrap religion-based quotas; it's time to rethink all others

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka has taken a decision to end the quota of four per cent for Muslims in the state, just ahead of an announcement of the schedule of polls for the next Assembly from the Election Commission of India. The BJP in the state added further nuance saying that it was not ending any quota …

SC/ST Quota Hike: Process for Inclusion into 9th Schedule Has Begun, Says K'taka CM
2 years, 1 month ago

SC/ST Quota Hike: Process for Inclusion into 9th Schedule Has Begun, Says K'taka CM

News 18  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said the sole aim of his government is to render justice to the SC/ST communities, and the process of including the quota hike decision in the ninth schedule of the Constitution has started. The Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Bill, 2022, increased reservation for SCs from 15 to 17 per cent and for …

Clarify on quota for Muslims, Shabbir urges govt
2 years, 4 months ago

Clarify on quota for Muslims, Shabbir urges govt

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Senior Congress leader Shabbir Ali on Monday submitted a memorandum to Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar seeking clarification on whether or not the government had reduced the Muslim quota in jobs and education from four to three per cent. Speaking to mediapersons, Shabbir Ali said that the Chief Secretary was asked to clarify on the new roster points for direct …

Parties welcome SC order on EWS quota as Congress, BJP vie for credit
2 years, 4 months 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.” …

After SC/ST quota hike, reservation-related demands pile up in Karnataka
2 years, 5 months ago

After SC/ST quota hike, reservation-related demands pile up in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

With reservation-related demands from various communities intensifying following the state government's decision to increase quota for SCs and STs, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said there are aspirations from all communities and appropriate decisions will be taken after due consideration. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai There are reservation-related demands made by various communities -- the Panchamasali Lingayats want …

Centre sets ball rolling for quota in promotions
2 years, 11 months ago

Centre sets ball rolling for quota in promotions

Hindustan Times  

The Centre is set to start the process of collecting data on the representation of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe employees at all levels of government, according to an official order, marking the crucial first step in implementing reservation in promotion for these groups that have emerged as key electoral forces in recent years. The government’s April 12 memorandum referred …

Promotions: SC not to dilute quota rule
3 years, 1 month ago

Promotions: SC not to dilute quota rule

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the conditions for providing reservation in promotion for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, saying it can’t lay down a new yardstick as the criteria are already specified in the earlier judgments of the Supreme Court in 2006 and 2018. The top court asked states to collect this quantifiable data …

Change in promotion quota for SC/STs will lead to chaos: Centre
3 years, 5 months ago

Change in promotion quota for SC/STs will lead to chaos: Centre

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Tuesday cautioned the Supreme Court that any modification in the current policy on reservations in promotion of people belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes “would only throw the entire country into chaos”. In his written note, attorney general KK Venugopal claimed that “the whole of the country, including the public services of the states, …

Quota for SCs, STs in job promotion | Don’t want to reopen order, says Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Quota for SCs, STs in job promotion | Don’t want to reopen order, says Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was not ready to reopen a debate on its judgments granting reservation in promotion in government jobs to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. In a 58-page judgment in 2018, a Constitution Bench, led by then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, modified a 2006 judgment that required the State to show quantifiable data …

Efforts on to Provide Quota to Marathas, Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray Tells BJP MP
3 years, 9 months ago

Efforts on to Provide Quota to Marathas, Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray Tells BJP MP

News 18  

The Maharashtra government had not stopped its efforts to provide quota to the Maratha community, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray told MP Sambhaji Chhatrapati on Friday. The Rajya Sabha member from the BJP met Thackeray to discuss the issue in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling on May 5 which quashed the quota for the Marathas in government jobs and …

Maratha Quota Case : Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserves Judgment After 10 Days Of Hearing
4 years ago

Maratha Quota Case : Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserves Judgment After 10 Days Of Hearing

Live Law  

After a marathon hearing over a period of 10 days, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday reserved the judgement in a batch of pleas challenging the Maharashtra SEBC Act, 2018, which provides for reservation for Marathas in jobs and education. In today's hearing, Senior Advocate Siddharth Bhatnagar commenced his submissions by informing the Court that the views …

Maratha quota: SC seeks response from all states on 50% reservation cap, next hearing on 15 March
4 years ago

Maratha quota: SC seeks response from all states on 50% reservation cap, next hearing on 15 March

Firstpost  

The top court will examine the question of interpretation of the 102nd amendment to the Constitution dealing with reservation to a particular community, named in the list prepared by the president New Delhi: The Supreme Court sought responses from states on Monday on a question of “seminal importance” whether legislatures were competent to declare a particular caste to be socially …

Supreme Court defers hearing of challenge to T.N.’s 69% quota
4 years ago

Supreme Court defers hearing of challenge to T.N.’s 69% quota

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred hearing a challenge to the Tamil Nadu reservation law, which allows 69% quota in State government jobs and educational institutions. ‘Quantifiable data’ Mr. Rohatgi and senior advocate Shekhar Naphade, along with advocate Yogesh Kanna, for Tamil Nadu, said the increase in reservation percentage in the State was based on “quantifiable data”. Both Mr. Rohatgi …

Maratha quota: SC to hear schedule of hearing pleas on February 5
4 years, 2 months ago

Maratha quota: SC to hear schedule of hearing pleas on February 5

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would decide on February 5 the schedule of hearing on the pleas pertaining to the 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs after the state government said a case of this nature be heard once physical hearing commences. On December 9 last year, the apex court had said that …

Supreme Court on Maratha reservation: Apex court stays 2018 law granting community quotas in education, jobs
4 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court on Maratha reservation: Apex court stays 2018 law granting community quotas in education, jobs

Firstpost  

The bench referred the pleas questioning the law’s validity to a larger Constitution Bench to be set up by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the implementation of 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs but made it clear that the status of those who have availed of the …

SC stays implementation of 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education & jobs
4 years, 6 months ago

SC stays implementation of 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education & jobs

The Hindu  

A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday referred a group of petitions challenging the Maratha reservation law to a Constitution Bench. The Bench led by Justice L. Nageswara Rao found merit in the arguments made by senior lawyers that a larger Bench should examine the issue of reservation for the Maratha community. Some of the senior lawyers had …

SC to fast-track hearing of appeals against Maratha quota
4 years, 8 months ago

SC to fast-track hearing of appeals against Maratha quota

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will begin hearing on a day-to-day basis from July 27 a batch of appeals challenging a Bombay High Court decision upholding a State law providing reservation to the Maratha community in education and government jobs in Maharashtra. Doubts on virtual hearings The lawyers leading the sides like senior advocate Shyam Divan raised doubts whether the case, which …

Maratha quota: SC to hear on July 15 plea challenging Bombay HC order
4 years, 8 months ago

Maratha quota: SC to hear on July 15 plea challenging Bombay HC order

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court fixed July 15 to hear and pass interim orders on a batch of appeals challenging a Bombay High Court decision upholding a State law providing reservation to Maratha community in education and government jobs in Maharashtra. The appeals filed by individuals from all walks of life and NGOs have challenged the High Court decision allowing 12-13% quota …

SC says hard for elected govt to have 'political will' to meet with challenges of reservation; strikes down 100% ST quota in scheduled areas
4 years, 11 months ago

SC says hard for elected govt to have 'political will' to meet with challenges of reservation; strikes down 100% ST quota in scheduled areas

Firstpost  

It is very hard for an elected government to have the ‘political will’ to meet the challenges arising out of the reservation scenario wherein neither the lists of those entitled have been reviewed nor the quota provisions have come to an end, the Supreme Court has observed. New Delhi: It is very hard for an elected government to have the …

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