Articles for Community Status

Seer stresses need to resume independent religion movement
6 months, 1 week ago

Seer stresses need to resume independent religion movement

The Hindu  

The seer of Taralabalu Mutt at Sanehalli Sri Panditaradhya Shivacharya Swami has called on the leaders from the Lingayat community and politicians to continue the movement demanding independent religion status to Lingayatism. Speaking at a programme on Basava philosophy and inauguration of Sirsangi Lingaraj Desai auditorium at Lingayat Bhavan in Dharwad on Friday, Panditaradhya Shivacharya Swami said that because of …

Religion Lingayat Shivacharya Swami
Congress seeks to make most of BJP’s failure in keeping Assam ST status promise
8 months, 1 week ago

Congress seeks to make most of BJP’s failure in keeping Assam ST status promise

Hindustan Times  

In the run-up to the 2014 polls, Narendra Modi, who was then the Bharatiya Janata Party ’s prime ministerial candidate, met representatives of Assam’s Tai Ahoms, Tea Tribes, Morans, Muttocks, Sooteas, and Koch-Rajbongshis in Guwahati and backed their demand for Scheduled Tribe status to these communities. Congress leader Pawan Singh Ghatowar, who belongs to a tea tribe, said there is …

Community Tea Assam Congress Lok Sabha Status Bjp
Telangana HC Orders Status Quo on Gated Community Wall
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana HC Orders Status Quo on Gated Community Wall

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Monday directed the panchayat raj department at Gowdevalli village, Medchal, to maintain status quo with regard to a writ petition filed by Saket Engineering Pvt. The petitioner sought directions against the construction of a compound wall in Saket Bhu Sattva, a gated community project, without considering their responses. Firm …

Vinod Kumar Justice Vinod Kumar Justice Vinod
Self-Immolation Over Denial Of Community Certificate: Madras High Court Directs Revenue Divisional Officer To Conduct Field Enquiry
2 years, 2 months ago

Self-Immolation Over Denial Of Community Certificate: Madras High Court Directs Revenue Divisional Officer To Conduct Field Enquiry

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has directed the concerned Revenue Divisional Officer to conduct a field inquiry and determine the community status of Velmurugan, the man who set himself ablaze inside the court premises earlier this week over denial of community certificate to his son.The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice D Krishnakumar was hearing the suo moto …

High Court Community Certificate Velmurugan Community Status Field Enquiry
Karnataka's Halakki Okkal Community seeks ST status
3 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka's Halakki Okkal Community seeks ST status

Deccan Chronicle  

Karwar: Strengthening their demand for Scheduled Tribe status, Karnataka's Halakki Okkal community leaders are planning to meet Social Welfare Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary. Two days ago we met Member of Parliament Ananth Kumar Hegde and submitted our memorandum," said Hanumant Gauda, president of Uttara Kannada Zilla Halakki Okkal Community. Leaders complained that while the government has recently honoured two members …

Community Karnataka Halakki Halakki Okkal Community
'High Time That Candidates Be Made To Own Up For Their Mistakes': Madras High Court Rejects NEET Candidates' Plea For Change Of Community Status
4 years ago

'High Time That Candidates Be Made To Own Up For Their Mistakes': Madras High Court Rejects NEET Candidates' Plea For Change Of Community Status

Live Law  

Taking a strict view against NEET aspirants who wrongly mentioned their communal status as 'General' instead of 'OBC' in the applications, the Madras High Court remarked that Courts cannot keep on condoning the mistakes year after year, and such candidates must be made to own up for their mistakes. While dismissing a batch of writ petitions filed for change in …

Court Candidates Online Courts Order Case High