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'State Can't Alter Schedule Caste List Published Under Art. 341', Supreme Court Quashes Bihar Govt Resolution To Merge EBC Community In SC List
8 months, 1 week ago

'State Can't Alter Schedule Caste List Published Under Art. 341', Supreme Court Quashes Bihar Govt Resolution To Merge EBC Community In SC List

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down the resolution issued by the Bihar Government in 2015 which had merged one community in the Backward Castes list with another community in the Scheduled Caste list. In 2015, the Bihar Government issued a notification merging one community in the Extremely Backward Castes list i.e., “Tanti-Tantwa” with another community in the Scheduled Caste …

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BSP eyes Muslim outreach in U.P. with its first list for mayoral tickets
1 year, 11 months ago

BSP eyes Muslim outreach in U.P. with its first list for mayoral tickets

The Hindu  

The Bahujan Samaj Party’s first list of candidates announced for Mayor seats in urban local bodies across Uttar Pradesh signalled its focus on forming a Muslim-Scheduled Caste alliance in the State. The first list of 10 mayoral candidates released on Monday includes six Muslim faces, with the Dalit-centric party allocating its symbol to Muslim candidates in unreserved seats like Mathura, …

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Supreme Court lists plea against Bihar caste survey for January 20
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court lists plea against Bihar caste survey for January 20

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on January 11 agreed to list a petition challenging the Bihar caste census next Friday. The lawyer argued that caste survey came under the Central List of the Constitution and a State did not have the authority to do it. Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav had termed the caste census a “historic step” to identify the most …

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Gujarat polls: From caste break-up to 'rashis', here's what BJP candidate list looks like
2 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat polls: From caste break-up to 'rashis', here's what BJP candidate list looks like

India Today  

The deadline for filing of nominations in the hotly contested Gujarat Assembly election 2022 is over. * More from IndiaToday.in's Election 2022 coverage: Gujarat assembly polls 2022 | Himachal Pradesh assembly polls 2022 | Full coverage At 18, Thakors comprise the largest number of OBC sub-castes which have been chosen to represent the BJP in this election. Also, the party …

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Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Bihar Circulars Of Altering Schedule Caste List
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Bihar Circulars Of Altering Schedule Caste List

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking quashing of circulars dated May 16, 2014 and July 1, 2015 issued by the State of Bihar by which the State had altered the Schedule Caste list.The State of Bihar on May 16, 2014 had issued a circular in which it had included the caste 'Khatwe' ). The Supreme Court …

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Bombay HC Upholds Rejection Of Caste Claim Of Student Identified As OBC In TN, But Not In M’rashtra [Read Judgment]
7 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC Upholds Rejection Of Caste Claim Of Student Identified As OBC In TN, But Not In M’rashtra [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by a 20-year-old engineering student whose admission was rejected by the Directorate of Technical Education for failing to comply with the OBC category.A bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Riyaz Chagla dismissed the petition holding that caste of ‘Nadar’, listed as OBC in Tamil Nadu, cannot be treated as OBC …

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