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Karnataka High Court Directs NLSIU To Provide Reservation To Transgender Students As Per SC's NALSA Judgment
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2 days, 9 hours ago

Karnataka High Court Directs NLSIU To Provide Reservation To Transgender Students As Per SC's NALSA Judgment

Live Law  

Justice Ravi V Hosmani directed, " NLSIU is directed to implement directions issued by Hon'ble Supreme Court in NALSA's case by formulating reservation along with measures for providing financial aid to TGs in education before commencement of admission process for next academic year. The Karnataka High Court as an interim measure directed the National Law School of India University to …

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Congress vs Amit Shah on BR Ambedkar: All is Fair in War and Politics?
2 days, 10 hours ago

Congress vs Amit Shah on BR Ambedkar: All is Fair in War and Politics?

The Quint  

In his recent speech at the Rajya Sabha during the Constitution debate, Home Minister Amit Shah made several noteworthy statements that warrant serious discussion. Shah also accused the Congress of opposing welfare measures for Other Backward Classes while pushing for reservations for Muslims by exceeding the 50% limit set by the Constitution. Shah stated, “I want to tell the people …

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Karnataka High Court directs NLSIU to reserve 0.5% seats for transgender candidates in law courses till varsity formulates reservation for them
2 days, 23 hours ago

Karnataka High Court directs NLSIU to reserve 0.5% seats for transgender candidates in law courses till varsity formulates reservation for them

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the National Law School of India University to provide reservation of 0.5% for transgender persons till the varsity formulates its reservation for transgenders. Also, the court directed the NLSIU to make a provision for fee waiver for persons admitted under transgender reservation quota, and seek appropriate grant from the State or the Central …

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Why Modi’s Comment On Nehru’s Reservation Policy Doesn’t Pass The ‘History Test’
3 days, 5 hours ago

Why Modi’s Comment On Nehru’s Reservation Policy Doesn’t Pass The ‘History Test’

The Quint  

The first constitutional amendment that PM Modi also invoked to attack Nehru has a prominent instance that shows his stance in favour of reservations. Chief Minister of Madras Kumar Swami Raja requested the Union Government to amend the Constitution to protect the interests of backward classes. Though Article 16 was already there in the Constitution, allowing provisions of reservations for …

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Panchamasali Lingayat protest ends; Siddaramaiah to meet legislators on reservation
3 days, 14 hours ago

Panchamasali Lingayat protest ends; Siddaramaiah to meet legislators on reservation

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU, BELAGAVI: Panchamasali Lingayat community’s agitation, which showed all signs of turning intense with each passing day, seems to have subsided for now with Kudalasangama pontiff Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swamiji calling off the protest on Thursday. Exhausted after a day’s fasting, the pontiff ended his protest after Panchamasali Lingayat leaders, including former minister CC Patil persuaded him to do so. The …

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BREAKING| Supreme Court Reserves 3 Posts For Women Lawyers In Upcoming DHCBA Elections; Treasurer Plus 30% Of Other EC Posts Reserved In District Bars
4 days, 7 hours ago

BREAKING| Supreme Court Reserves 3 Posts For Women Lawyers In Upcoming DHCBA Elections; Treasurer Plus 30% Of Other EC Posts Reserved In District Bars

Live Law  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court today directed reservation of 3 posts for women lawyers in the upcoming Delhi High Court Bar Association elections. Further, in the district bar associations, the Court directed that the post of Treasurer plus 30% of other Executive Committee posts shall stand reserved for women lawyers. Earlier proceedings in the matter The Court had …

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Fake certificates being used to avail reservation benefits, alleges BJP
4 days, 14 hours ago

Fake certificates being used to avail reservation benefits, alleges BJP

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP has alleged that fake caste certificates are being used to exploit reservation benefits meant for Dalits in the Delhi government. Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, on Wednesday, pointed out that for a long time, reports were coming in about the easy availability of fake caste certificates and Aadhaar cards in Delhi, particularly from West Delhi. The …

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First OBC commission wanted 70% reservation. Why Nehru govt junked its report
5 days, 14 hours ago

First OBC commission wanted 70% reservation. Why Nehru govt junked its report

India Today  

In a fiery speech in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Home Minister Amit Shah labelled the Congress "anti-reservation" by bringing up the long-forgotten Kalelkar Commission report. It was India's first backward classes commission, but "its report is missing from the records of Parliament", said Shah. "Had the Kaka Saheb Kalelkar report been accepted, the Mandal Commission report of 1980 would …

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Congress distorted my words, it is anti-Ambedkar and against reservation: Amit Shah
5 days, 14 hours ago

Congress distorted my words, it is anti-Ambedkar and against reservation: Amit Shah

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday addressed a press conference and said since yesterday, the Congress has been presenting the facts in a distorted way and he condemned it. Amit Shah said the Congress tried its best not to give Bharat Ratna to BR Ambedkar. Earlier in the day, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Our demand is that Amit …

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Congress considered Constitution private fiefdom of one family, says Amit Shah
5 days, 21 hours ago

Congress considered Constitution private fiefdom of one family, says Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Comparing and contrasting the Constitutional amendments brought by the governments led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and with that steered by Congress governments, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Congress altered fundamental Constitutional provisions for political gain, while the BJP focused on empowering citizens. “The Congress considered the Constitution as private fiefdom of one family and deceived Parliament,” …

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Former PM Deve Gowda urges Parliament to consider reservation on economic grounds
6 days, 14 hours ago

Former PM Deve Gowda urges Parliament to consider reservation on economic grounds

India TV News  

Reservation on economic criteria: Former Prime Minister and JD leader H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday urged Parliament to reconsider whether reservation should continue based on caste or it should be changed to economic criteria. Participating in a discussion on the "Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India" in Rajya Sabha, Deve Gowda said, "The House itself …

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Panchamasalis back to square one
6 days, 19 hours ago

Panchamasalis back to square one

The Hindu  

Last week, Lingayat-Panchamasali activists protested before the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi of north Karnataka, where the winter session of the legislature was being held. The protest demanding the community’s inclusion under the 2-A category of the Other Backward Classes reservation list turned violent. The then Secretary of Backward Classes filed an affidavit in this petition before the Karnataka High …

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SC questions woman lawyer seeking bar reservation
6 days, 19 hours ago

SC questions woman lawyer seeking bar reservation

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday raised eyebrows over a woman lawyer engaging a male advocate to argue her petition for a 33% reservation for women in Gujarat bar associations. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan questioned why the petitioner, advocate Meena A Jagtap, chose to “ride on the shoulder” of a male lawyer rather than arguing the …

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Supreme Court Displeased That Woman Advocate Engaged Male Lawyer To Argue Plea For Female Reservation In Bar Association
1 week ago

Supreme Court Displeased That Woman Advocate Engaged Male Lawyer To Argue Plea For Female Reservation In Bar Association

Live Law  

While hearing a plea seeking 33% reservation for women lawyers in Gujarat's bar bodies, the Supreme Court today called out the petitioner, a lady advocate, for engaging a male advocate to argue the case.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan expressed disappointment over the petitioner's engaging of a male advocate, when her plea was for reservation for women …

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Maratha activist Manoj Jarange announces to launch fresh indefinite fast over reservation issue
1 week ago

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange announces to launch fresh indefinite fast over reservation issue

India TV News  

Activist Manoj Jarange on Monday announced plans for a fresh indefinite hunger strike to demand reservation for the Maratha community in jobs and education under the Other Backward Classes category. He emphasised the fast would be open to all Maratha community members, but clarified there was no compulsion in participating in the hunger strike, part of a wider state-wide quota …

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K'taka CM insulted Panchamasali Lingayats by calling quota fight unconstitutional, says seer
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1 week, 1 day ago

K'taka CM insulted Panchamasali Lingayats by calling quota fight unconstitutional, says seer

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: Basava Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami of Kudalasangama has said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has insulted the Panchamasali Lingayats by calling their agitation for reservation under the 2A category unconstitutional. The seer said that by calling their agitation unconstitutional, the Chief Minister has insulted Basvanna by insulting the community members. will not suit Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is also a law …

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Does CM Siddaramaiah set Congress on a collision course with Lingayats?
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1 week, 1 day ago

Does CM Siddaramaiah set Congress on a collision course with Lingayats?

New Indian Express  

Wittingly or unwittingly, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has set the Congress on a collision course with the Lingayat community in Karnataka. The Government’s brash handling of the Panchamsali Lingayats’ agitation and the community seer’s call for intensifying the movement indicates that it could cause more bad blood. Members of the Karnataka State Backward Castes Federation have urged the CM not to …

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Srinagar Diary: J&K L-G overrules Omar, extends service of V-Cs
1 week, 1 day ago

Srinagar Diary: J&K L-G overrules Omar, extends service of V-Cs

New Indian Express  

J&K L-G overrules Omar, extends service of V-Cs In a first difference of opinion on policy matters, J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has overruled Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Over 9K NDPSA cases in 5 yrs, 8000 drugs seized Over 9,000 cases under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act have been registered in J&K since 2019 and nearly 8,000 kgs of …

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Reservation row: J&K student association host protest in New Delhi
1 week, 1 day ago

Reservation row: J&K student association host protest in New Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association on Saturday held a peaceful sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, opposing the current reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Students Association supporters holding placards protest urging the government to revise the new reservation policy, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday. Dozens of students, along with members of …

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Ending Dynastic Politics, No Religion-Based Reservation: PM Modi Proposes 11 Pledges For ‘Viksit Bharat’ Goal
1 week, 1 day ago

Ending Dynastic Politics, No Religion-Based Reservation: PM Modi Proposes 11 Pledges For ‘Viksit Bharat’ Goal

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday came up with 11 resolutions, including maintaining existing reservations for marginalised communities while opposing any religion-based quota. #Parliament #ParliamentWinterSession pic.twitter.com/YWR5lCTFKE — Press Trust of India December 14, 2024 The resolutions outlined by PM Modi in his 110-minute speech also included ending dynastic politics, promoting meritocracy over nepotism in governance, and adopting zero tolerance for …

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Panchamasali quota stir: CM Siddaramaiah rules out changes, urges community to approach BC panel
Top News
1 week, 2 days ago

Panchamasali quota stir: CM Siddaramaiah rules out changes, urges community to approach BC panel

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has stated that no changes will be made to the existing 2A and 2B reservation categories, referencing a directive from the Jayaprakash Hegde-led Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission during the previous BJP government’s rule, Deccan Herald reported. 'Government can't turn blind eye to public inconvenience' Siddaramaiah on Tuesday defended the lathi charge by police on the …

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Police action on Panchamasalis to control law and order: Sidda
1 week, 2 days ago

Police action on Panchamasalis to control law and order: Sidda

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that action against the protestors demanding reservation for Panchamasali community was justified, asserting that the government cannot tolerate actions that disrupt public order. “The government has no problem with the Panchamasali community demanding reservation under the 2A category and agitating, but the protest should be peaceful. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had opposed Panchamasali Lingayat …

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Govt has no objection to Panchamasali community's demand for quota: Siddaramaiah
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1 week, 2 days ago

Govt has no objection to Panchamasali community's demand for quota: Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayapura: Clarifying that the government has no objections to the Panchamasali community's demand for reservation under Category 2A, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the agitation must remain lawful and orderly. Addressing BJP’s allegations that the police resorted to stone-pelting during the Panchamasali community’s march to Suvarna Soudha, the Chief Minister denied the claims. Reacting to statements made by Jayamruthyunjaya Swamiji, …

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Priyanka Gandhi's Debut Parliament Speech To Raise Reservation Issue, Attack Centre On Caste Census: Sources
1 week, 3 days ago

Priyanka Gandhi's Debut Parliament Speech To Raise Reservation Issue, Attack Centre On Caste Census: Sources

ABP News  

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the newly elected Member of Parliament from Wayanad, is set to deliver her first address in Parliament today during a key debate on the Constitution. Priyanka Gandhi is also likely to question the government’s reluctance to conduct a caste census, asserting that such data is vital for understanding the true socio-economic condition of India’s population. Defence Minister …

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