States have no power to draw up own lists of backward classes: Supreme Court
3 years, 10 months ago

States have no power to draw up own lists of backward classes: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that after a constitutional amendment in 2018, state governments have no power to draw up their own lists of backward classes and that they must rely on the Centre to include or exclude any community for granting reservation. By a 3-2 majority, a five-judge bench interpreted the 102nd constitutional amendment By a 3-2 majority, a five-judge bench interpreted the 102nd constitutional amendment, whereby provisions were inserted to give constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes and for empower the President to notify the list of socially and educationally backward classes of state or Union territory. Attorney general KK Venugopal told the court that the 102nd amendment did not deprive state legislatures to enact law determining the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes and conferring benefits on them. Both the Centre and states urged the court to lend credence to the parliamentary select committee report of 2017 and a statement of Union minister Thawarchand Gehlot on the floor of Parliament in August 2017 that the amendments did not affect the rights of the state governments to notify backward classes for reservation. “I am convinced that there is no reason to depart from the text which is in clear terms and rely upon the legislative history to construe Article 342 A contrary to the language.” Stating that the states could only make suggestions with the President who will have the exclusive authority to notify the list of SEBCs, Justice Bhat added that once the list was notified, states could exercise their power under Article 15 and 16 to decide on extent of reservations, the kind of benefits, the quantum of scholarships, etc.

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Congress seeks law for SC, ST quota in private, non-minority educational institutions
1 day, 20 hours ago

Congress seeks law for SC, ST quota in private, non-minority educational institutions

The Hindu  

The Congress on Monday demanded that the government bring in a legislation for SC, ST and OBC quota in private, non-minority educational institutions in the country. Mr. Ramesh said the Congress had during the last Lok Sabha polls committed itself to bringing legislation to implement Article 15 of the Constitution in private educational institutions. "Nothing in this article or sub-clause …

DC Edit | Will Telangana Quota Law Stand?
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2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Will Telangana Quota Law Stand?

Deccan Chronicle  

The Telangana Legislative Assembly has passed the Telangana Backward Classes Bill, 2025, to increase reservation for Backward Classes in education, employment, and local bodies to 42 per cent from 29 per cent. Though there are states like Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh, where the total reservation extended in the state has already touched 69 per cent, the Telangana reservation law is …

West Bengal informs Supreme Court of fresh exercise to identify Backward Classes
2 weeks ago

West Bengal informs Supreme Court of fresh exercise to identify Backward Classes

The Hindu  

The West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the State’s Backward Classes Commission is embarking on a fresh exercise to identify Socially and Educationally Backward Communities who warrant inclusion in the State’s Other Backward Classes List. The State had appealed the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court judgment striking down its policy to include several castes, …

BC Minister Ponnam calls for unity to secure 42% reservations for BCs
2 weeks, 1 day ago

BC Minister Ponnam calls for unity to secure 42% reservations for BCs

The Hindu  

Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar has expressed gratitude to all those who supported the bill aimed at increasing reservations for Backward Classes to 42%. He also dismissed concerns over the 50% reservation cap, stating that the Central government provided an avenue through the 103rd Constitutional Amendment in 2019. The Minister also reassured that legal hurdles would not obstruct the …

Govt. to enact law in March first week to give statutory backing to 42% BC reservation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Govt. to enact law in March first week to give statutory backing to 42% BC reservation

The Hindu  

The State government has decided to enact a legislation providing for 42 per cent reservation to backward classes communities in education, employment and political spheres. Accordingly, those who missed out can register their details with the officials concerned between February 16 and 28, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said. The Deputy Chief Minister, along with other Ministers, attended a …

Review Petition Filed In Supreme Court Against Judgment Allowing Sub-Classification Of Scheduled Castes & Creamy Layer Exclusion
7 months, 1 week ago

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

Live Law  

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

Quotas in quota | Panacea or pandora's box?
7 months, 2 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 …

In Tamil Nadu, data on quota is a Pandora’s Box
7 months, 3 weeks ago

In Tamil Nadu, data on quota is a Pandora’s Box

The Hindu  

Politics over reservation in education and public employment is nothing new to Tamil Nadu. The question over the data has been addressed partially through the publication of the State Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department’s reply to a query under the RTI on the representation of Vanniyars and the rest within the exclusive 20% quota for MBC-DNCs …

Murmurs in U.P. Congress over quota within quota issue
7 months, 3 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 …

States can sub-classify SCs for quotas: top court
8 months ago

States can sub-classify SCs for quotas: top court

The Hindu  

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

HC issues notice to Maharashtra backward class panel over report on Maratha quota
8 months, 4 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 …

Fact Check: Analysing Modi’s Claim That Congress Gave Religion-Based Reservation to Muslims in Karnataka
11 months ago

Fact Check: Analysing Modi’s Claim That Congress Gave Religion-Based Reservation to Muslims in Karnataka

ABP News  

Addressing an election rally in Agra, a city in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday, April 25, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of appeasement politics and said, “The Congress has pledged to implement religion-based reservation. They have decided to quietly snatch it and give religion-based reservations.” Referring to the southern Indian state of Karnataka, …

We back reservations: RSS head Mohan Bhagwat amid quota row
11 months ago

We back reservations: RSS head Mohan Bhagwat amid quota row

Op India  

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha election, Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has made a significant announcement regarding reservations. The Sangh has been supporting all reservations as per the Constitution since the… https://t.co/lGju5pukHj pic.twitter.com/crS5FORdv1 — ANI April 28, 2024 Notably, last year Mohan Bhagwat remarked in Nagpur that reservations should be granted as long as there is …

We did not make any changes to BC quota, says CM Siddaramaiah
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Panel slams Karnataka OBC quota for Muslims: 'Against social justice principle'
11 months, 1 week ago

Panel slams Karnataka OBC quota for Muslims: 'Against social justice principle'

India Today  

The National Commission for Backward Classes has criticised the decision of the Congress-led government in Karnataka to categorise the Muslim community as a backward caste for reservation purposes, saying it undermined the "principle of social justice". The commission said socially and educationally backward castes or communities cannot be treated at par with an entire religion. In Karnataka, all castes and …

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 …

Subcategorization Of SC/STs Can Help More Backward Classes, But Guidelines Needed To Avoid Play Of Popular Politics : Supreme Court [Day 3]
1 year, 1 month ago

Subcategorization Of SC/STs Can Help More Backward Classes, But Guidelines Needed To Avoid Play Of Popular Politics : Supreme Court [Day 3]

Live Law  

While reserving judgment on the validity of subclassification within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for reservations, the Supreme Court on Thursday observed that subcategorization could be a measure to ensure that the benefits of reservation reach the more backward categories within the reserved classes. For the last 75 yrs, if they are taking reservations of 75-80% of the 13 …

Preferential treatment by States of most backward is not tinkering with Presidential list: Supreme Court
1 year, 1 month ago

Preferential treatment by States of most backward is not tinkering with Presidential list: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday said individual States’ decision to provide preferential allotment of reservation benefits to the most backward groups or “the untouchables among the untouchables” will not amount to tinkering with the power of the Parliament to include or exclude Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes from the Presidential list. The Bench is examining the question whether States can …

Degree Of Backwardness Within Scheduled Castes May Vary, Says Supreme Court; Centre Supports Subclassification Within SCs/STs [Day 2]
1 year, 1 month ago

Degree Of Backwardness Within Scheduled Castes May Vary, Says Supreme Court; Centre Supports Subclassification Within SCs/STs [Day 2]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench on Tuesday while hearing on the validity of subclassifications within SC/STs deliberated upon the notion of homogeneity of class and what Article 341 of the Constitution meant in light of communities designated as a “Scheduled Caste” Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing from the petitioner's side, argued that there were two key mistakes in the decision …

Subclassification Necessary To Uplift Most Backward Among Scheduled Castes : State Of Punjab Tells Supreme Court [Day 1]
1 year, 1 month ago

Subclassification Necessary To Uplift Most Backward Among Scheduled Castes : State Of Punjab Tells Supreme Court [Day 1]

Live Law  

A 7-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing the referred matter on the permissibility of sub-classification among Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes. But then, by virtue of reservation, they are also entitled to the second generation and again the third generation.” Understanding Subclassification & State's Preferential Treatment Referring to the main issue at hand, Singh submitted …

'Can state insist on seat-sharing in unaided minority instis': HC judge seeks full bench hearing
1 year, 3 months ago

'Can state insist on seat-sharing in unaided minority instis': HC judge seeks full bench hearing

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: A single judge of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has sought a Full Bench hearing to decide whether the state government has the power to insist on a fixed quota of seat-sharing between the management and the state in unaided minority educational institutions offering professional courses. Justice N Anand Venkatesh observed that the government order passed …

Union Government Has Rendered National Commission For Backward Classes Nonfunctional, Hope Appointments Are Made Expeditiously: Madras High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Union Government Has Rendered National Commission For Backward Classes Nonfunctional, Hope Appointments Are Made Expeditiously: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently noted that though the Government had established the National Commission for Backward Classes, it had rendered the commission nonfunctional by not making timely appointments. “The Government has constituted a team for National Commission for Backward Classes, but has rendered it nonfunctional. It is expected that the Union would take effective steps for appointing a Vice …

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, 4 months 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, 5 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 …

Won’t make any appointments, admissions under order scrapping 4% quota for Muslims till April 18: Karnataka govt. tells SC
1 year, 11 months ago

Won’t make any appointments, admissions under order scrapping 4% quota for Muslims till April 18: Karnataka govt. tells SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 13, 2023 recorded in its order an oral assurance given by the Karnataka government that no admission or appointment is going to be made till the next date of hearing on April 18 on the basis of a Government Order issued on March 27. The petition argued that the Muslim community in Karnataka has been …

SC gives nod to Uttar Pradesh to hold local body elections
2 years ago

SC gives nod to Uttar Pradesh to hold local body elections

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on March 27 gave the Uttar Pradesh Government permission to hold local body elections on being informed that the State Local Bodies Dedicated Backward Classes Commission has completed its “contemporaneous rigorous empirical investigation” to identify backward classes who deserve political representation in local bodies. On January 4, the top court stayed the High Court direction to Uttar …

SC agrees to hear appeal on January 4 challenging direction to hold U.P. municipal polls without reservation for OBC
2 years, 2 months ago

SC agrees to hear appeal on January 4 challenging direction to hold U.P. municipal polls without reservation for OBC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on January 2 agreed to list on January 4 an appeal filed by the Uttar Pradesh government challenging an Allahabad High Court direction to hold local body elections in the State without reservation for Other Backward Classes. The case raises the fundamental question whether quota for political representation in urban self-government bodies can be equated with reservation …

Uttar Pradesh moves Supreme Court against HC directive to hold local body polls without OBC quota
2 years, 3 months ago

Uttar Pradesh moves Supreme Court against HC directive to hold local body polls without OBC quota

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against an Allahabad High Court direction to hold local body elections in the State without reservation for Other Backward Classes. The case raises the fundamental question whether quota for political representation in urban self-government bodies can be equated with reservation in higher education and public employment for socially and economically …

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah hits out at SC's decision to uphold 10 per cent quota for EWS
2 years, 4 months ago

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah hits out at SC's decision to uphold 10 per cent quota for EWS

Firstpost  

The five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the Constitution’s 103rd Amendment Act 2019 New Delhi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has hit out at the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold 10 per cent reservation in colleges and government jobs for the poor or EWS. There is no mention of economic backwardness for reservation.” …

SC Upholds 10% Quota for Economically Weaker Sections in Win for Govt, Says Doesn't Violate Constitution
2 years, 4 months ago

SC Upholds 10% Quota for Economically Weaker Sections in Win for Govt, Says Doesn't Violate Constitution

News 18  

Three of five judges of the constitution bench in Supreme Court on Monday ruled that providing 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections persons in admissions and government jobs does not violate the basic structure of the constitution and the equality code. whether reservation is an instrument of representation of backward classes and whether economic criteria violate basic structure; …

SC reserves verdict after hearing for 7 days the pros and cons of 10% quota for EWS
2 years, 6 months ago

SC reserves verdict after hearing for 7 days the pros and cons of 10% quota for EWS

India Today  

After 7 days of arguments and hearing 20 lawyers, a Supreme Court Constitution Bench on Tuesday reserved its orders on the petitions challenging the validity of the 103rd constitutional amendment, providing for 10% quota to the Economically Weaker Sections. While most petitioners challenged the validity of the 103rd amendment, urging the court to strike it down, the respondent Union Government …

EWS quota claims to be for poorest of poor, but denies most deprived: Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

EWS quota claims to be for poorest of poor, but denies most deprived: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the logic behind a quota for ‘economically weaker sections’ which claims to cater to the “poorest of the poor” but leaves out deprived communities who have suffered denial for centuries. So there is a large section of them who are kept out because the share of the pie is only that much… Is it …

Will EWS quota cut share of pie of those competing on merit, asks CJI
2 years, 6 months ago

Will EWS quota cut share of pie of those competing on merit, asks CJI

The Hindu  

Has the government ended up "diminishing" the opportunities of candidates who compete for jobs and seats in government institutions purely on merit by carving out a 10% quota for 'economically weaker sections' from the general category, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court asked the Centre on Wednesday. Lalit pointed out that 50% academic seats and jobs in the general …

EWS Quota - 103rd Amendment Negates Concept Of Reservation As Tool Of Representation, Violates Equality : Dr.Mohan Gopal To Supreme Court [Day 1]
2 years, 6 months ago

EWS Quota - 103rd Amendment Negates Concept Of Reservation As Tool Of Representation, Violates Equality : Dr.Mohan Gopal To Supreme Court [Day 1]

Live Law  

Acclaimed academician Professor Dr.Mohan Gopal made arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the constitutional validity of the Constitution Amendment which introduced reservation for Economically Weaker Sections in education and public employment.Addressing a Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra. Acclaimed academician Professor Dr.Mohan Gopal made arguments before the Supreme Court on …

Supreme Court Holds Internal Reservation For Vanniyar In OBC Quota Unconstitutional; Declares 2021 Act Ultra Vires
3 years ago

Supreme Court Holds Internal Reservation For Vanniyar In OBC Quota Unconstitutional; Declares 2021 Act Ultra Vires

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday held the 2021 Tamil Nadu Act that provided 10.5% reservation in educational institutions and government jobs for the Vanniyar community out of the 20% reservation available to the Most Backward Classes to be unconstitutional. The Court upheld the Madras High Court order quashing Tamil Nadu law, the Court held that the State had the legislative …

Supreme Court Rejects Maharashtra Backward Classes Commission's Interim Report Recommending 27% OBC Quota In Local Bodies
3 years ago

Supreme Court Rejects Maharashtra Backward Classes Commission's Interim Report Recommending 27% OBC Quota In Local Bodies

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accept the interim report filed by the Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commission which recommended the restoration of 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes in local body elections.Noting that the interim report was prepared without empirical study and research, the Court directed the State of Maharashtra and the State Election Commission. The Supreme Court …

'Unfortunate That Politics Drives Reservation' : Respondents Conclude Arguments In Vanniyar Internal Quota Case; Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
3 years, 1 month ago

'Unfortunate That Politics Drives Reservation' : Respondents Conclude Arguments In Vanniyar Internal Quota Case; Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

Live Law  

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court continued hearing submissions in the challenge to the Madras High Court order quashing Tamil Nadu law that provided 10.5% reservation in educational institutions and government jobs for the Vanniyar community out of the 20% reservation available to the Most Backward Classes. The State of Tamil Nadu had, primarily, submitted that the 2021 Act merely sub-classified …

SC does not refer Vanniyar quota to larger Bench, goes ahead to hear case on merits
3 years, 1 month ago

SC does not refer Vanniyar quota to larger Bench, goes ahead to hear case on merits

The Hindu  

A two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice L. Nageswara Rao on Wednesday decided not to refer to a larger Bench a slew of petitions, including multiple ones by Tamil Nadu, regarding the validity of a State law granting reservation to Vanniyars, a most backward community. The recommendation for 10.5% reservation to the Vanniyakula Kshatriya was made in …

The importance of a caste census
3 years, 1 month ago

The importance of a caste census

The Hindu  

Last month, the Supreme Court upheld the 27% quota for Other Backward Classes in the All-India Quota seats for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and reiterated that reservations for backward classes were not an exception but an extension of the principle of equality under Article 15 of the Constitution. Many oppose affirmative actions like reservation; they believe that such provisions only …

Puducherry Local Body Elections: Madras High Court To Decide If Reservation For Backward Classes Is Mandatory
3 years, 4 months ago

Puducherry Local Body Elections: Madras High Court To Decide If Reservation For Backward Classes Is Mandatory

Live Law  

In a batch of petitions challenging the withdrawal of reservation for Backward Classes and Scheduled Tribes in the upcoming Puducherry local body elections, the Madras High Court is set to examine if providing reservation for BC is mandatory as per the Constitutional provisions or not. The senior Counsel for the state has also said that Articles 243- and 243- which …

Refining the reservation policy
3 years, 6 months ago

Refining the reservation policy

The Hindu  

In February, just before the Election Commission announced the schedule of the State election, the Tamil Nadu Assembly adopted a Bill to provide 10.5% reservation for the Vanniyakula Kshatriyas within the quota of Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities. The Supreme Court, in the Maratha case of May 2021, said: “The 50 per cent ceiling limit for reservation laid down …

Explained | How was the backward classes policy restored?
3 years, 7 months ago

Explained | How was the backward classes policy restored?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The 105th Constitution Amendment was notified on August 19 after it received the assent of President Ramnath Kovind. The Amendment became necessary to undo the effect of a Supreme Court verdict that States had lost their power to include or exclude communities in the ‘Backward Classes’ list after Parliament enacted the 102nd Constitution Amendment. Through the …

President Gives Assent To 105th Constitutional Amendment To Restore States' Power To Identify SEBCs
3 years, 7 months ago

President Gives Assent To 105th Constitutional Amendment To Restore States' Power To Identify SEBCs

Live Law  

The Constitution Act, 2021 which restores the power of State Governments to identify and specify Socially and Economically Backward Classes received the assent of the President of India yesterday.The Constitution Bill 2021 was passed by the Parliament on 11th August,2021. The Constitution Act, 2021 which restores the power of State Governments to identify and specify Socially and Economically Backward Classes …

OBC reservation, social justice and caste politics | In Focus podcast
3 years, 7 months ago

OBC reservation, social justice and caste politics | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The Constitution Bill, 2021 amends the Constitution to allow states and union territories to prepare their own list of socially and educationally backward classes. The passage of the Bill meets the demands of regional parties that have sought autonomy in determining their own list of socially and economically backward classes. In this podcast, we discuss what this means for the …

The Current Reservation System Will Benefit the Political Class, Not Downtrodden
3 years, 7 months ago

The Current Reservation System Will Benefit the Political Class, Not Downtrodden

News 18  

Ambedkar would have nodded his head in disbelief had he been present in 21st century India. It’s a mockery of the current reservation policy where a large chunk of subcategories within the socially and educationally backward castes is left out and pushed to the fringe by the dominant 10 castes of a total of 2,633 sub-castes within the larger OBC …

Why the OBC Bill matters
3 years, 7 months ago

Why the OBC Bill matters

India Today  

On August 10, Lok Sabha passed a landmark bill allowing states to decide who its Other Backward Classes are. The 127th Constitution Amendment Act, 2021, restores the power of states to identify socially and educationally backward classes, usually called OBCs. This bill was necessitated by the Supreme Court’s interpretations of “some provisions in the 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act”, which had …

Breaking: Lok Sabha Passes Constitutional Amendment Bill To Restore States' Power To Identify SEBCs
3 years, 7 months ago

Breaking: Lok Sabha Passes Constitutional Amendment Bill To Restore States' Power To Identify SEBCs

Live Law  

Lok Sabha passed the Constitution Bill 2021 to restore the power of State Governments to identify and specify Socially and Economically Backward Classes, which was lost after the Supreme Court's 3:2 judgment in the Maratha quota case.In the said case, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court had held by 3:2 majority that States lacked the. Lok Sabha passed the …

Centre Introduces Constitutional Amendment Bill To Restore States' Power To Identify SEBCs
3 years, 7 months ago

Centre Introduces Constitutional Amendment Bill To Restore States' Power To Identify SEBCs

Live Law  

The Central Government introduced in the Lok Sabha today the Constitution Bill 2021 to restore the power of State Governments to identify and specify Socially and Economically Backward Classes, which was lost after Supreme Court's 3:2 judgment in the Maratha quota case.In the said case, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court had held by. The bill proposes to amend …

No Power For States To Identify SEBCs : Supreme Court Dismisses Centre's Review Petition Against Interpretation of 102nd Constitution Amendment
3 years, 9 months ago

No Power For States To Identify SEBCs : Supreme Court Dismisses Centre's Review Petition Against Interpretation of 102nd Constitution Amendment

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition filed by the Central Government against the 5-judge bench judgment of the Supreme Court which held that the 102nd Constitution Amendment abrogated the power of State Governments to identify and notify Socially and Educationally Backward Classes. Further, as per Article 342A, President may with respect to any State or Union territory, and …

Centre Moves SC for Review of Verdict Denuding States of Power to Declare SEBC
3 years, 10 months ago

Centre Moves SC for Review of Verdict Denuding States of Power to Declare SEBC

News 18  

The Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking review of the May 5 majority verdict which held that 102nd Constitution amendment took away the power of state governments to declare Socially and Educationally Backward Classes for grant of quota in jobs and admissions. The bench in its 3:2 majority verdict had ruled that 102nd Constitution amendment, which also led to …

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