Articles for Other Backward Classes

Around 77% Of High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Belong To Upper Caste Category: Law Ministry Informs Rajya Sabha
6 days, 4 hours 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
6 days, 4 hours 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’
6 days, 12 hours 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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Crimes against women surge in Madhya Pradesh, rape cases up 19% in 2024
1 week, 2 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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Marginalised by caste, marginalised in education
3 months ago

Marginalised by caste, marginalised in education

The Hindu  

Atul Kumar, the son of a daily wage worker and from the Scheduled Caste community, lost his seat at IIT Dhanbad after he was unable to pay the seat booking fee of ₹17,500 that was required to secure his admission. There are many and similar cases like Atul’s, but which never draw media attention or receive justice, leaving many deserving …

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Election Petition Questioning Caste Certificate Of Elected Representative Maintainable Before High Court: Karnataka HC
3 months ago

Election Petition Questioning Caste Certificate Of Elected Representative Maintainable Before High Court: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes Act, 1990, does not take away the jurisdiction of the High Court to decide an election dispute questioning the caste of a returned candidate to the Legislative Assembly. He claimed that only the DCVC formed under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes and …

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Supreme Court Issues Notice On West Bengal Govt Plea Against HC Judgement Quashing OBC Classification Of 77 Communities
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On West Bengal Govt Plea Against HC Judgement Quashing OBC Classification Of 77 Communities

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today, issued notice in a petition filed by the State of West Bengal against the Calcutta High Court's judgment which quashed the classification of 77 communities as Other Backward Classes given under the West Bengal Backward Classes Act, 2012 and. The Supreme Court today, issued notice in a petition filed by the State of West Bengal against …

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NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab
10 months, 2 weeks ago

NCBC recommends increase in reservation quota for OBCs in West Bengal, Punjab

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Backward Classes has recommended an increase in the reservation quota for Other Backward Classes in public employment in Punjab and West Bengal. Reservation quota for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes is 22%, 6% and 17% respectively in respect of services and posts under the control of West Bengal in establishments run or aided …

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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 …

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Lok Sabha passes bill to provide OBC quota in local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 1 month ago

Lok Sabha passes bill to provide OBC quota in local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir

India TV News  

Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to provide reservation to Other Backward Classes in local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to the debate on the Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Law Bill-2024, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai highlighted that the people of the Union Territory have started witnessing development done by the Narendra Modi government. …

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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 …

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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 …

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SC/ST/OBC Reservation Will Be Given In Temporary Appointments Which Last For 45 Days Or More : Centre Tells Supreme Court
1 year, 5 months ago

SC/ST/OBC Reservation Will Be Given In Temporary Appointments Which Last For 45 Days Or More : Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Central Government has informed the Supreme Court that reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes will be given in temporary appointments which are to last for 45 days or more. Responding to a writ petition which sought for SC/ST/OBC reservation in temporary jobs, the Central Government informed the Court about Office Memorandum no. Referring to previous …

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OPINION | Women welfare: Modi has a good track record
1 year, 6 months ago

OPINION | Women welfare: Modi has a good track record

India TV News  

I would like to praise all political parties for burying their differences and passing the landmark Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha almost unanimously. In course of daylong debate in Lok Sabha, there was politics over giving reservation to women from Other Backward Classes and conducting a nationwide caste census. Though most of them alleged that Modi has brought the …

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Dharma Files | Does an oppressive Hindu caste system actually exist?
2 years, 1 month ago

Dharma Files | Does an oppressive Hindu caste system actually exist?

Firstpost  

Public and academic discourse in India often alludes to an oppressive Hindu caste system. If, in contemporary India, caste pervades all religions found in India, then it is obviously misleading to refer to the caste system as the ‘Hindu caste system’, because it is in fact the ‘Indian caste system’, or even the ‘South Asian caste system.’, because caste is …

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Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-10
2 years, 1 month ago

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-10

Live Law  

R Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case - Supreme Court orders premature release of all 6 convicts. Union Bank of India v. Rajasthan Real Estate Regulatory Authority, 2022 LiveLaw 171 Real Estate Act, 2016 - Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 - RERA authority has the jurisdiction to entertain a complaint …

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Despite court setback, Yogi Adityanath firm on OBC reservation: Here's what UP CM said
2 years, 3 months ago

Despite court setback, Yogi Adityanath firm on OBC reservation: Here's what UP CM said

India TV News  

OBC reservation in UP: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that the state government will go ahead with reservation to Other Backward Classes in the local urban body elections and will hold a survey under guidelines set by the Supreme Court. The chief minister's remarks came following the Allahabad High Court's judgment quashing the state government's December …

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ULB Polls| State Fulfills 'Triple Test' Formality For OBC Quota: UP Govt Informs Allahabad High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

ULB Polls| State Fulfills 'Triple Test' Formality For OBC Quota: UP Govt Informs Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

Responding to the query of the Allahabad High Court, the Uttar Pradesh Government has informed the HC that in essence, it is complying with the 'Triple Test' mandate of the Supreme Court to institute OBC quotas in Urban Local Body Elections.The State Government has also made a categorical submission before the HC that the survey of Other Backward Classes conducted …

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UP Govt Seeks 1-Day Time To File Reply On 'Triple Test' Query: Allahabad HC Extends Stay On Issuance Of ULB Polls Notification
2 years, 3 months ago

UP Govt Seeks 1-Day Time To File Reply On 'Triple Test' Query: Allahabad HC Extends Stay On Issuance Of ULB Polls Notification

Live Law  

The Uttar Pradesh Government today sought 1 day time to file its reply to the query raised by the Allahabad High Court on Monday whether, in the process of reserving the seats for the purpose of Urban Local Bodies' election, the State Government completed the 'Triple Test' formalities as mandated by the Supreme Court.Granting one day time to the UP …

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Patna High Court Holds OBC/EBC Quota In Bihar Municipal Body Polls Illegal, Directs SEC To Renotify OBC/EBC Seats As General Category
2 years, 5 months ago

Patna High Court Holds OBC/EBC Quota In Bihar Municipal Body Polls Illegal, Directs SEC To Renotify OBC/EBC Seats As General Category

Live Law  

In a significant decision, the Patna High Court on Tuesday held that the reservation of seats for Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in urban local body elections were illegal. For context, in the Vikas Kishanrao Gawali case, the Apex Court had noted that a triple test is to be followed before provisioning reservation for the OBC category. Against …

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Supreme Court Half Yearly Round-Up -[January To June]
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Half Yearly Round-Up -[January To June]

Live Law  

Employee Who Refuses Promotion Offer Not Entitled To Financial Upgradation Merely Because She Suffered Stagnation : Supreme Court Case Title: Union of India v. Manju Arora Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 1 The Supreme Court observed that if a regular promotion is offered but is refused by the employee before becoming entitled to a financial upgradation, she/he shall not be entitled to …

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Jharkhand govt raises reservations for SC, ST, others to 77 per cent
2 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand govt raises reservations for SC, ST, others to 77 per cent

India TV News  

Highlights The state cabinet hiked the OBC reservation to 27 per cent from the present 14 per cent The decision was taken in the backdrop of several demands by tribals Last land survey conducted in 1932 be used as the basis for defining locals, tribals had demanded Jharkhand government on Wednesday gave its nod to a proposal for granting 77 …

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"Bordering On Break Down Of Rule Of Law": Supreme Court On Madhya Pradesh Not Holding Elections In Over 23,000 Local Bodies
2 years, 10 months ago

"Bordering On Break Down Of Rule Of Law": Supreme Court On Madhya Pradesh Not Holding Elections In Over 23,000 Local Bodies

Live Law  

Noting that "the reality in the state of Madhya Pradesh as of now, is that, more than 23, 263 local bodies are functioning without the elected representatives for last over two years and more", the Supreme Court on Tuesday observed, "This is bordering on break down of rule of law and more so, palpable infraction of the constitutional mandate qua …

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Appointments To Reserved Vacancies Meant Only For Members Of Reserved Community Alone: Supreme Court
3 years ago

Appointments To Reserved Vacancies Meant Only For Members Of Reserved Community Alone: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that the appointments to the reserved vacancies are meant only for those who are deserving by being members of reserved community alone.If any person other than a member of the reserved community is appointed, it would clearly constitute an infringement of the rights of the genuinely deserving members of the said community, the bench comprising Justices …

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