Patna High Court Strikes Down Bihar’s Attempt to Increase Reservation to 65%, Citing the Constitutional 50% Cap
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Patna High Court Strikes Down Bihar’s Attempt to Increase Reservation to 65%, Citing the Constitutional 50% Cap

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 05, 2024 17:28 IST - 8 MINS READ The reservation issue is back to the fore in Bihar, with the Patna High Court striking down the State government’s decision to increase the percentage of reservation for the Other Backward Classes, the Extremely Backward Classes, the Scheduled Castes, and the Scheduled Tribes in government jobs and educational institutions to 65 from 50. “In our judgment hence, the enhancement of reservation beyond the 50 per cent limit is bad in law based on the principles of equality emanating from the Constitution,” the court observed. No judgment was made about breaching the 50 per cent reservation cap when the Central government decided on the 10 per cent quota for the Economically Weaker Sections. A report revealed that 79 per cent of High Court judges are from the upper castes, which reflects the Brahmanical nature of the judiciary.” Highlights The Patna High Court has ruled against the Bihar government’s decision to increase reservation for OBCs, EBCs, SCs, and STs in government jobs and educational institutions.

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Telangana's 42% quota push based on caste census, a first for any state
5 days, 15 hours ago

Telangana's 42% quota push based on caste census, a first for any state

India Today  

Telangana is set to become the first state to implement reservations based on a caste survey, with the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passing a key bill to increase reservation for Backward Classes to 42 per cent in government jobs, educational institutions, and local body elections. This is what the whole country needs,” he posted on X, adding that a caste …

Demand for raising reservation cap rises in Karnataka
3 months, 1 week ago

Demand for raising reservation cap rises in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: The demand for increasing the reservation cap to over 50% in the State, came to the fore again in the ongoing winter session in the council on Friday with MLCs across the party lines raising the matter. The matter came up for discussion when the question was raised by BJP MLC Talawar Sabanna who wanted the government to increase …

Bihar assembly winter session: LoP Tejashwi asks Minister Nitish govt to raise reservation quota to 85 per cent
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar assembly winter session: LoP Tejashwi asks Minister Nitish govt to raise reservation quota to 85 per cent

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar assembly, has called on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government to introduce new laws providing 85% reservation quotas for deprived castes and economically weaker sections. Speaking in the assembly on Tuesday, after Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav rejected the opposition’s adjournment motion, the RJD leader proposed that a committee be set …

Congress government will demolish 50 per cent quota cap: Rahul Gandhi
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress government will demolish 50 per cent quota cap: Rahul Gandhi

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Asserting that the Congress would demolish the “artificial barrier” of 50% cap on reservations after coming to power at the Centre, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that he remains committed to caste census and the Telangana model would be adopted for such an exercise nationwide. Terming the caste census slated to …

VP Dhankar slams Rahul Gandhi for reservation remark; Congress asks whether he agrees on lifting 50% cap
6 months, 1 week ago

VP Dhankar slams Rahul Gandhi for reservation remark; Congress asks whether he agrees on lifting 50% cap

Hindustan Times  

Reacting to Rahul Gandhi's alleged remark on ‘ending’ the system of reservations in education and employment, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar said on Sunday that such comments by a person holding a constitutional post shows his “anti-constitutional mindset”. Rahul Gandhi's remark and clarification At a conversation during his recent visit to the United States, the Leader of Opposition said India can …

Only Centre can raise reservation limit by removing the 50% cap: Uddhav
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Only Centre can raise reservation limit by removing the 50% cap: Uddhav

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said the state lacks the power to remove the 50% cap on reservations, asserting that only the Centre has the authority to raise the ceiling limit through Parliament. Only Centre can raise reservation limit by removing the 50% cap: Uddhav Thackeray slammed the Eknath Shinde-led government over the vexed Maratha reservation issue …

SC refuses interim stay on Patna HC’s ruling striking down Bihar government’s 65% reservation law
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SC refuses interim stay on Patna HC’s ruling striking down Bihar government’s 65% reservation law

Op India  

On Monday, the Supreme Court of India refused an interim stay on Patna High Court’s judgement that struck down the Bihar government’s law that increased reservations in the state from 50% to 65% in public employment and educational institutions. No interim relief.” Notably, the Bihar government has approached the top court to challenge the Patna High Court’s order dated 20th …

SC declines to grant interim stay of Patna HC decision quashing 65% quota in Bihar
7 months, 3 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 …

Supreme Court refuses to stay Patna HC order that scrapped govt's move to increase Backward Classes quota
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court refuses to stay Patna HC order that scrapped govt's move to increase Backward Classes quota

India TV News  

In a major setback to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Patna High Court's decision that scrapped state government's decision to increase the quota for backward classes from 50 per cent to 65 per cent. Supreme Court listed the matter in September for hearing Bihar Government's plea challenging Patna …

A cap that is refusing to fit all heads
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A cap that is refusing to fit all heads

New Indian Express  

On June 20, the Patna High Court set aside the amendment in Bihar’s reservation policy that had been passed by the previous JDU-RJD government. The high court went by the Supreme Court’s 1992 decision to cap such reservation at 50 percent and struck down the Bihar amendment. Now, the JDU-BJP led state government has challenged the decision in the Supreme …

Bihar govt moves SC against Patna High Court order quashing 65 per cent reservation law
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Bihar moves top court against HC quota hike order
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar moves top court against HC quota hike order

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Patna high court decision striking down the law enhancing caste-based reservation to 65% in jobs and admissions and argued that the caste survey carried out by the state adequately satisfies the parameters required to breach the 50% ceiling on reservation set by the top court in the 1992 Indra Sawhney …

Bihar reservation hike: State government moves SC against Patna HC decision to ‘set aside’ reservation hike
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar reservation hike: State government moves SC against Patna HC decision to ‘set aside’ reservation hike

The Hindu  

The Bihar government moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday, challenging the Patna High Court’s directive to ‘set aside’ the increase in the State’s reservation for disadvantaged communities, from the existing 50% to 65%. “Yes, the State government has filed an appeal before the Supreme Court today and our advocate Ayush Anand too has filed a caveat before the court to …

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap
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 …

Parliament should pass law on reservations to exceed 50% cap: Congress
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Parliament should pass law on reservations to exceed 50% cap: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on June 30 said Parliament should pass a law to enable reservations to exceed the 50% cap, a day after NDA constituent Janata Dal demanded that the quota increase in Bihar be included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. At a meeting of the JD national executive here on Saturday, the party expressed concern over a recent …

The Patna HC judgment on reservation and its implications on future quota policies
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Patna HC judgment on reservation and its implications on future quota policies

Hindustan Times  

Recently, the Patna High Court in Gaurav Kumar and Others vs State of Bihar and Ors. After independence, Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution of India laid down measures for reservations for the backward classes, where, Article 15 talks about educational institutions, though the word “adequate” is not used, however in Article 16, the provision reserves adequate representation and …

Limit and excess: On the Patna High Court judgment and enhanced reservation
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Limit and excess: On the Patna High Court judgment and enhanced reservation

The Hindu  

The Patna High Court judgment striking down enhanced reservation for various communities in employment and education marks yet another instance of the strict application of the 50% ceiling on total reservations by the judiciary. The verdict has invalidated the Nitish Kumar regime’s decision of last year to amend its quota law to raise Backward Classes reservation from 12% to 18%, …

Bihar dy CM says will move Supreme Court against HC stay on quota hike
9 months ago

Bihar dy CM says will move Supreme Court against HC stay on quota hike

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government will move the Supreme Court to challenge the Patna high court’s decision setting aside a hike in reservation for deprived castes from 50% to 65%, deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary said on Thursday, even as leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav slammed the ruling National Democratic Alliance for failing to include the quota law in the ninth schedule …

Patna High Court's Big Shock to Nitish Government, 65% reservation ends for EBC, SC & ST | ABP News
9 months ago

Patna High Court's Big Shock to Nitish Government, 65% reservation ends for EBC, SC & ST | ABP News

ABP News  

Bihar Reservation: Patna High Court has given a big blow to Nitish government regarding reservation in Bihar. The High Court on Thursday abolished 65 percent reservation for EBC, SC and ST. Bihar government had increased the reservation limit for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from 50 percent to 65 percent. In this case, Patna High …

Rahul Gandhi's big poll promise on 50% reservation cap if INDIA bloc voted to power
1 year, 1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi's big poll promise on 50% reservation cap if INDIA bloc voted to power

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised a nationwide caste census and removal of the 50 per cent cap on reservation if the INDIA bloc wins the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. “If INDIA bloc comes to power, it will throw away the 50 per cent cap on reservation, ensure Dalits, tribals, OBCs get their rights,” Gandhi said. This is the …

Can Bihar increase its reservation pool? | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

Can Bihar increase its reservation pool? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On November 17, the Governor of Bihar approved two laws increasing the quantum of reservations in jobs and education in the State to 75%, including 20% for Scheduled Castes, 2% for Scheduled Tribes, 18% for Other Backward Classes, and 25% for Extremely Backward Classes, and 10% for economically weaker sections. The two laws have once again …

Bihar notifies quota hike after Governor signs bills
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar notifies quota hike after Governor signs bills

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government issued the gazette notification for the two quota bills on Tuesday after Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar signed the Bihar reservation of vacancies in posts and services amendment Bill and the Bihar reservation amendment Bill, 2023, to pave the way for the increase in quota from the existing 50% to 65%. Under the new provision, based on the …

Bihar government notifies quota hike after governor signs bills
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar government notifies quota hike after governor signs bills

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government on Tuesday issued the gazette notification for the two quota bills after governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar signed the Bihar Reservation of vacancies in posts and services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill, 2023 paving the way for increase in quota from the existing 50% to 65%. Under the new provision, based on the findings of …

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education
1 year, 4 months ago

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education

India TV News  

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has formally increased the reservation quota for deprived castes from 50% to 65% in state government jobs and educational institutions. Governor Arlekar sent formal notifications for both bills—the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill, 2023—to the state government, endorsing the proposed changes. The swift …

In Bihar, reservation now at 75%. What about Supreme Court's 50% cap?
1 year, 4 months ago

In Bihar, reservation now at 75%. What about Supreme Court's 50% cap?

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court in its landmark 1992 judgment in the Indra Sawhney vs Union of India — popularly known as the Mandal Commission verdict – capped reservation for the backward class in government jobs and educational institutions at 50 per cent. The Kumar government’s decision also takes Bihar’s reservation quota past the 50 per cent camp imposed by the Supreme …

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation

Op India  

Bihar Assembly has passed the ‘Reservation Amendment Bill’ to raise reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65% on 9 November. On November 7, the Bihar Cabinet approved the initiative to enhance the state’s quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. It is clear …

Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap
1 year, 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 cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today

Hindustan Times  

At a special meeting held on Tuesday evening, the Bihar cabinet approved a proposal to increase the reservations in government jobs and educational institutions from the existing 60% to 75%, hours after chief minister Nitish Kumar told the state assembly that his government would bring a Bill in the ongoing winter session of the legislature to effect the quota hike …

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results

Op India  

On 7th November, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presented a detailed report of the caste-based census in the Legislative Assembly. While tabling the detailed caste census report in the state assembly, he said, “Quotas for Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes need to be raised. According to the caste survey, Yadavs have the highest population among OBCs and …

Bihar politics: Govt keen to increase reservation in Winter Session. Will it?
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar politics: Govt keen to increase reservation in Winter Session. Will it?

Hindustan Times  

Patna:The winter session of Bihar’s state legislature beginning from November 6th is expected to be politically significant as there is likelihood of the ruling Grand Alliance government increasing the reservation limit for backward classes, following the findings of the caste survey released recently. There is a buzz in political circles that the GA government, following the release of the caste …

Should the 50 % legal ceiling on reservation be reconsidered?
1 year, 5 months ago

Should the 50 % legal ceiling on reservation be reconsidered?

The Hindu  

On October 2, the Bihar government released the data of its caste survey. Excerpts: Do you think the initial findings of the Bihar caste survey has necessitated the reconsidering of the ceiling of 50% on reservation set by the Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney case in 1992? Explained | The impact of the Bihar caste survey Alok Prasanna: The …

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 …

Arguments in EWS verdict may serve as a shot in the arm for seeking more quota post Bihar caste survey
1 year, 5 months ago

Arguments in EWS verdict may serve as a shot in the arm for seeking more quota post Bihar caste survey

The Hindu  

Arguments employed by the Supreme Court in its majority verdict to uphold the 10% economically weaker sections quota for the “poorest of the poor” among forward castes can paradoxically become a stimulus for the backward classes to seek reservation over and above the 50% ceiling limit on the basis of the data published after the Bihar caste-based survey. The majority …

Unscientific, Says Moily on BJP's Move to Increase Lingayat-Vokkaliga Quota; Clears Air on Tipu Sultan
1 year, 11 months ago

Unscientific, Says Moily on BJP's Move to Increase Lingayat-Vokkaliga Quota; Clears Air on Tipu Sultan

News 18  

The Congress in Karnataka seems to have got a head start in this election with successful campaigns against the BJP like PayCM and 40 per cent commission having made an impact. If the Grand Old Party strategises the elections well and does not get ‘overconfident’, it can come back to power with a full mandate, believes senior Congress leader and …

BJP woos Karnataka’s powerful castes with reservation sop ahead of Assembly election
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP woos Karnataka’s powerful castes with reservation sop ahead of Assembly election

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 18, 2023 18:13 IST With an eye on the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election slated to take place in April or May this year, the ruling BJP government is planning to woo the two most powerful and dominant castes of the State, the Lingayats and the Vokkaligas, by hiking the reservation provided to the two communities. In the …

Chhattisgarh cabinet approves bills for reservation in different categories
2 years, 3 months ago

Chhattisgarh cabinet approves bills for reservation in different categories

Hindustan Times  

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

Manish Tewari | What about merit... and equality of opportunity?
2 years, 4 months ago

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

Deccan Chronicle  

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

Supreme Court judgment on EWS quota provides impetus for States looking to breach quota ceiling
2 years, 4 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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

Congress welcomes Supreme Court verdict on EWS quota, takes credit for initiating the process
2 years, 4 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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

EWS ruling will shape quota law
2 years, 4 months ago

EWS ruling will shape quota law

Hindustan Times  

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

50% Ceiling Limit For Reservation Flexible: Supreme Court In EWS Quota Case
2 years, 4 months ago

50% Ceiling Limit For Reservation Flexible: Supreme Court In EWS Quota Case

Live Law  

In an important judgement, the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections in education and public employment was upheld by the Supreme Court Constitution Bench with a 3:2 majority. Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela Trivedi and JB Pardiwala upheld the amendment and Justice S Ravindra Bhat along with CJI UU Lalit dissented with the majority view. While …

'Upper caste mindset of SC': Congress leader Udit Raj questions apex court over EWS quota ruling
2 years, 4 months ago

'Upper caste mindset of SC': Congress leader Udit Raj questions apex court over EWS quota ruling

Firstpost  

Minutes after the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to EWS in admissions and government jobs, the Congress leader on Monday questioned the SC over the verdict and called it “casteist”. New Delhi: Minutes after the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation …

10% reservation for poorer sections in admissions, jobs to continue, says SC in key judgment | 10 points
2 years, 4 months ago

10% reservation for poorer sections in admissions, jobs to continue, says SC in key judgment | 10 points

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment, providing 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections in the general category in admissions and government jobs. The Supreme Court, by a majority view of 3:2, on Monday upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to people belonging to economically …

EWS quota for general category won't undermine other reservations: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
3 years, 4 months ago

EWS quota for general category won't undermine other reservations: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the 10 per cent reservations for economically weaker sections in the general category would not undermine other reservations in the state. Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday launched a state-level survey to recognise the economically weaker sections in the general category. In 2019, the central government had introduced 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker …

EWS Reservations Not Impacted By Supreme Court Judgment Quashing Maratha Quota: Centre In Lok Sabha
3 years, 8 months ago

EWS Reservations Not Impacted By Supreme Court Judgment Quashing Maratha Quota: Centre In Lok Sabha

Live Law  

The Supreme Court judgment striking down Maratha Quota has not impacted the reservations for Economically Weaker Sections, the Central Government stated in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.The Minister of States for Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik stated this in response to the query made by MP Margani Bharat. The Supreme Court judgment striking down Maratha Quota has not impacted the …

'All Reservations May Go And Only EWS May Remain; But That's A Matter Of Policy' : Supreme Court In Maratha Quota Case [Day 9]
3 years, 11 months ago

'All Reservations May Go And Only EWS May Remain; But That's A Matter Of Policy' : Supreme Court In Maratha Quota Case [Day 9]

Live Law  

On the 9th day of the proceedings pertaining to the challenge to the Maharashtra SEBC Act, 2018, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court observed that it was for the Government to take a decision on whether caste and reservations should go. "This may be a beginning, all reservations may go and only EWS may remain, but these are all …

State will recommend SC to remove 50% cap on reservation: CM Soren
4 years ago

State will recommend SC to remove 50% cap on reservation: CM Soren

Hindustan Times  

The Jharkhand government will inform the Supreme Court that the state was a votary to remove the 50% cap on reservation in government jobs to those belonging to Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Categories, chief minister Hemant Soren said on Friday. HT Image Responding to budgetary discussions in the state Assembly, the CM chief said the apex court …

‘Jharkhand would recommend SC to remove 50% cap on reservation’: CM
4 years ago

‘Jharkhand would recommend SC to remove 50% cap on reservation’: CM

Hindustan Times  

The Jharkhand government would recommend the Supreme Court that the state is a votary to remove the 50 per cent cap on the reservation for the ST, SCs and OBCs in government jobs, chief minister Hemant Soren said on Friday. Jharkhand is the second state after Rajasthan which would ask the Supreme Court to remove the 50 per cent cap …

As SC considers referring Indra Sawhney judgment to larger bench, a look back at implications of landmark verdict
4 years ago

As SC considers referring Indra Sawhney judgment to larger bench, a look back at implications of landmark verdict

Firstpost  

The verdict in the case of the Indra Sawhney vs Union of India— also known as the Mandal verdict — capped reservations at 50 percent The Supreme Court on Monday said it would also hear arguments on the issue of whether the landmark 1992 judgement in the Indra Sawhney case should be re-looked at and referred to a larger bench. …

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