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Around 77% Of High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Belong To Upper Caste Category: Law Ministry Informs Rajya Sabha
1 week ago

Around 77% Of High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Belong To Upper Caste Category: Law Ministry Informs Rajya Sabha

Live Law  

Responding to a question raised in the Rajya Sabha, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply informed the Parliament last week that out of 715 High Court Judges appointed since 2018, 22 belong to SC category, 16 belong to ST category, 89 belong to OBC category and 37 belong to Minorities.This would mean that a total of …

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Around 77% Of High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Belong To Upper Caste Category: Law Ministry Informs Rajya Sabha
1 week ago

Around 77% Of High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Belong To Upper Caste Category: Law Ministry Informs Rajya Sabha

Live Law  

Responding to a question raised in the Rajya Sabha, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply informed the Parliament last week that out of 715 High Court Judges appointed since 2018, 22 belong to SC category, 16 belong to ST category, 89 belong to OBC category and 37 belong to Minorities.This would mean that a total of …

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‘Justice Rohini panel report on OBC quota yet to be submitted’
1 week, 1 day ago

‘Justice Rohini panel report on OBC quota yet to be submitted’

Hindustan Times  

The Union ministry of social justice told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that it has not yet received the report from the Justice G. Rohini Commission, which was tasked with examining the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes. In response to a query by DMK MP VS Matheswaran in the Lok Sabha, the minister of state for social justice, BL Verma, …

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How poll politics is inherent in Telangana, Bengal caste counts
1 week, 2 days ago

How poll politics is inherent in Telangana, Bengal caste counts

India Today  

India’s social fabric is woven with intricate threads of caste, a reality that has shaped its politics, economics and social dynamics for centuries. In Tamil Nadu, Congress state president K. Selvaperunthagai urged the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government to conduct a caste survey similar to Telangana’s. In 2023, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, then aligned with the anti-BJP bloc, conducted a …

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Crimes against women surge in Madhya Pradesh, rape cases up 19% in 2024
1 week, 4 days ago

Crimes against women surge in Madhya Pradesh, rape cases up 19% in 2024

India Today  

Crimes against women in Madhya Pradesh have risen, with government data showing an increase in rape cases, particularly in tribal areas. While 6,134 rape cases were registered in 2020, the number increased to 7,294 in 2024, marking a 19 per cent rise, according to data compiled by the state Home Department. Over the past five years, cases rose by 10 …

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DC Edit | Will Telangana Quota Law Stand?
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2 weeks, 1 day 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 …

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West Bengal informs Supreme Court of fresh exercise to identify Backward Classes
2 weeks, 1 day 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, …

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West Bengal OBC Classification Issue : State Commission Conducting Fresh Exercise To Identify Backward Classes; Supreme Court Posts Matter To July
2 weeks, 1 day ago

West Bengal OBC Classification Issue : State Commission Conducting Fresh Exercise To Identify Backward Classes; Supreme Court Posts Matter To July

Live Law  

In the matter involving a challenge to the quashing of the Other Backward Classes classification of 77 communities in West Bengal, the state government told the Supreme Court today that the exercise for identification of OBCs in the state will be conducted afresh and completed in about 3 months.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih was dealing with …

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Scholarship amounts under Social Justice Ministry not enough to meet costs: House panel
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Scholarship amounts under Social Justice Ministry not enough to meet costs: House panel

The Hindu  

The amount of annual scholarship offered to Scheduled Caste, Other Backward Classes, Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic, Economically Weaker Section students under the gamut of educational schemes of the Social Justice Ministry are not enough to meet present day costs of getting “proper and quality education”, a departmental House panel on Social Justice has said in a report tabled in Parliament …

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Telangana assembly passes bills to increase OBC reservation to 42%
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Telangana assembly passes bills to increase OBC reservation to 42%

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana assembly on Monday passed two bills to hike the reservation for other backward classes in education, employment and local bodies to 42%, fulfilling a major campaign promise based on the recently concluded caste survey but also triggering controversy over the breached 50% cap on caste-based reservations. The assembly also passed the Telangana Scheduled Castes Bill, 2025, seeking to …

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Telangana's 42% quota push based on caste census, a first for any state
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

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TG Assembly passes 2 Bills to raise BC quota
2 weeks, 2 days ago

TG Assembly passes 2 Bills to raise BC quota

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed two landmark Bills aimed at enhancing reservations for Backward Classes in education, employment, and local bodies to 42 per cent. Prior to September 2022, Telangana’s total reservations stood at 50 per cent, comprising 29 per cent for BCs, 15 per cent for SCs, six per cent for STs. In October 2022, the …

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Telangana Assembly Passes Bills To Raise BC Quota To 42%, CM Pushes For Parliament Nod
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Telangana Assembly Passes Bills To Raise BC Quota To 42%, CM Pushes For Parliament Nod

ABP News  

The Telangana Legislative Assembly passed two bills on Monday to raise the reservation for backward classes to 42 per cent in education, employment, and elections for rural and urban local bodies. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy expressed gratitude to all parties for their support and vowed to push for parliamentary approval, as the proposed increase would exceed the 50 per …

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BC Minister Ponnam calls for unity to secure 42% reservations for BCs
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

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OBCs in Telangana to get 42% reservation in education, jobs? CM Revanth Reddy vows ‘proactive measures’
2 weeks, 2 days ago

OBCs in Telangana to get 42% reservation in education, jobs? CM Revanth Reddy vows ‘proactive measures’

Live Mint  

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has reaffirmed his government's ‘proactive measures’ to securing a 42% reservation for Backward Classes in education, employment, and political opportunities. Be on the right side of history & let each one of us become a champion of this historic move.”, CM Reddy wrote on X. CM Revanth Reddy's initiative follows a promise made by Congress …

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Telangana government forms independent experts panel to study socio-economic survey data
3 weeks ago

Telangana government forms independent experts panel to study socio-economic survey data

The Hindu  

The Telangana Government has constituted a 11-member Independent Expert Working Group headed by former Supreme Court Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy to analyse and interpret the data collected during the Socio, Economic, Education, Employment, Political and Caste Survey 2024. An Advisory Committee constituted by the Planning Department in February decided to constitute the Independent expert working group to carry out analysis …

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Karnataka Caste Survey: Why Siddaramaiah’s 10-Year Delay Sparks Controversy
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Karnataka Caste Survey: Why Siddaramaiah’s 10-Year Delay Sparks Controversy

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 11, 2025 20:07 IST - 3 MINS READ Leaders of backward classes in Karnataka have demanded that the findings of the Karnataka Socio-economic and Educational Survey conducted in the State be released. The comprehensive house-to-house educational survey that recorded the caste of the respondents was conducted in 2015 during Siddaramaiah’s previous tenure as Chief Minister. Statements from …

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Bihar Police Recruitment 2025: 19,000 constable posts up for grabs — know dates, how to apply and other details
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Bihar Police Recruitment 2025: 19,000 constable posts up for grabs — know dates, how to apply and other details

Live Mint  

Bihar Police Recruitment 2025: The Bihar government has officially announced the recruitment of constables for the state police force. Candidates willing to apply for the post of constable in the Bihar Police can visit CSBC’s official website – csbc.bihar.gov.in. For the unreserved category - 7,935 posts are available, Economically Weaker Sections - 1,983 posts, Scheduled Castes - 3,174 posts, Scheduled …

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Reservation In Local Bodies: High Court Seeks State's Stand On PIL Challenging Vires Of Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Act 2023
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Reservation In Local Bodies: High Court Seeks State's Stand On PIL Challenging Vires Of Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Act 2023

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Monday sought the state government's stand on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the Gujarat Local Authorities Laws Act 2023 and subsequent amendment made to the relevant rules, claiming it is contrary to the Supreme Court's decisions on the manner in which reservation is to be implemented. The plea claims that the Act and …

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Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: February 2025 [Citations: 37 - 80]
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: February 2025 [Citations: 37 - 80]

Live Law  

Citation 2025 LiveLaw 37 to 2025 LiveLaw 80 Nominal Index: Karnataka SC/ST, Backward Classes and Minorities Advocates Federation AND State of Karnataka & Others. A single judge, Justice S R Krishna Kumar allowed the petition filed by Udaya Kumar Shetty and said: “Before alleging any offence punishable under Section 216 of IPC, it is necessary to establish that accused person …

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WB govt starts survey amid legal battle over HC order on OBC status
3 weeks, 4 days ago

WB govt starts survey amid legal battle over HC order on OBC status

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has initiated a survey on Saturday to assess the economic conditions of the state’s other backward class communities amid a legal battle over the Calcutta High Court’s 2024 order revoking the OBC status of 77 Muslim communities, officials aware of the developments said. The Calcutta High Court in May 2024 scrapped OBC certificates awarded to …

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BJP slams Karnataka's 4% quota for Muslim contractors in tenders up to Rs 1 crore
4 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP slams Karnataka's 4% quota for Muslim contractors in tenders up to Rs 1 crore

India Today  

The Karnataka government is set to introduce a 4 per cent reservation for Muslim contractors in government tenders, with a draft amendment to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act expected to be cleared by the Cabinet today. BJP state president BY Vijayendra accused the Congress of engaging in “appeasement politics” by selectively favouring Muslims while ignoring other minority communities. …

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Bihar govt. tables Budget of ₹3.17 lakh crore for the year 2025-26
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Bihar govt. tables Budget of ₹3.17 lakh crore for the year 2025-26

The Hindu  

Ahead of the State elections in October-November this year, the Bihar government on Monday tabled estimated Budget of ₹3,16,895.02 crore in the Assembly for the financial year 2025-26. The Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary who also holds finance department said that the State government would spend ₹60,954 crores on education, ₹20,335 crores on health, ₹16,193 crores on rural development and …

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Congress steps up focus on Dalit outreach in UP
1 month, 1 week ago

Congress steps up focus on Dalit outreach in UP

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The Congress has intensified its focus on Dalit and backward community mobilisation with its scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and backward classes wings launching separate campaigns afresh to woo deprived classes. The party aims to connect with Dalits and backward classes to educate them about what it has done for their welfare Its Dalit wing has launched the Jai Bapu, …

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