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Emerging Threat For “Original” Lists Of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Published Under Article 341 Of Constitution
1 day, 3 hours ago

Emerging Threat For “Original” Lists Of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Published Under Article 341 Of Constitution

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the government order holding In the meanwhile, in view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the cases of State of Maharashtra v. Milind and others 2001 SCC 4 and E.V.Chinnaiah v. State of A.P. The five judges' bench of the Supreme Court again affirms in the case of State …

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MK Stalin writes to PM Modi, seeks hike in SC, ST, OBC scholarship limit
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1 week, 6 days ago

MK Stalin writes to PM Modi, seeks hike in SC, ST, OBC scholarship limit

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging an increase in the annual family income ceiling for post-matric and pre-matric scholarships for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Class students. “The Gross Enrolment Ratio of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and certain Backward Communities remains significantly lower than that of other students,” he noted, …

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Impact Over Intention – Abuse By Caste Name
2 weeks ago

Impact Over Intention – Abuse By Caste Name

Live Law  

Within a month, the Rajasthan High Court, in two different cases, quashed the charges, inter alia, under section 3, of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989 and the similarly worded section 3 of the erstwhile SC/ST Act. Therefore, the four ingredients to constitute an offence under section 3 are – first, committed by non-SCs and STs; second, …

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Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: August 2024
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: August 2024

Live Law  

Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during August 2024. Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Bibhav Kumar's Bail Plea Case Title: BIBHAV KUMAR Versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI, SLP No. S. 106 Evidence Act | Accused Can't Be Asked To Discharge Burden Of Proof When Prima Facie Case Wasn't Established By …

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How is UP's anti-conversion or 'Love Jihad' bill different from other Indian states? Explained
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How is UP's anti-conversion or 'Love Jihad' bill different from other Indian states? Explained

India TV News  

The Anti-Conversion Bill is a legislative measure aimed at regulating religious conversions. List of states that implemented the anti-conversion law Uttar Pradesh Odisha Madhya Pradesh Haryana Gujarat Chhattisgarh Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Karnataka Uttarakhand UTTAR PRADESH Last month on July 30, the Uttar Pradesh Assembly passed a bill to amend the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act-2021, making the law …

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Arvind Kejriwal granted bail in Delhi Excise policy case
6 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal granted bail in Delhi Excise policy case

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on June 20 granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the ED in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi Excise policy of 2021-22. NEET-UG row: Supreme Court notice to govt, NTA on plea seeking independent panel to probe allegations The Supreme Court on June 20 decided to examine pleas …

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Assam MP files nomination after court faults Scheduled Tribe certificate
8 months ago

Assam MP files nomination after court faults Scheduled Tribe certificate

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Lok Sabha member Naba Kumar Sarania on Friday filed his nomination from Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency a day after the Gauhati High Court upheld an order dismissing his status as a Scheduled Tribe. Mr. Sarania found the State Level Scrutiny Committee’s order on January 12 stating that he did not belong to any ST category. He challenged the decision …

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Employee Erroneously Given Benefit Of Scheduled Tribe Quota Can't Be Terminated In Absence Of Any Misrepresentation On His Part: Allahabad HC
9 months ago

Employee Erroneously Given Benefit Of Scheduled Tribe Quota Can't Be Terminated In Absence Of Any Misrepresentation On His Part: Allahabad HC

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The Allahabad High Court has upheld the quashing of termination of an employee after he had an unblemished service record of 30 years. Placing reliance on the decision of Supreme Court in Chairman and Managing Director, Food Corporation of India and others vs. Jagdish Balaram Bahira and other, counsel for State argued that the termination of the petitioner was right …

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Manipur High Court Modifies Order That Triggered Massive Tribal Unrest
10 months ago

Manipur High Court Modifies Order That Triggered Massive Tribal Unrest

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In a significant development, the Manipur High Court on Thursday deleted the paragraph from the controversial March 27 order that directed the state government to send a recommendation on Scheduled Tribe status for the Meitei community. The detailed order of the bench read, “After joint perusal of the procedure laid down by the Government of India for inclusion in …

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Manipur High Court revokes 2023 order on including Meiteis in Scheduled Tribe list
10 months ago

Manipur High Court revokes 2023 order on including Meiteis in Scheduled Tribe list

India TV News  

Manipur: The Manipur High Court has modified a 2023 order in which it issued direction to the state government for considering the inclusion of Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribes list. The High Court has ordered deletion of a paragraph from a March 2023 order that urged the state to consider including the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe list saying …

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Has Journalism Changed To 'Defame, Denigrate, Damnify & Destroy'? Kerala High Court Asks In 'Marunadan Malayali' Case
1 year, 5 months ago

Has Journalism Changed To 'Defame, Denigrate, Damnify & Destroy'? Kerala High Court Asks In 'Marunadan Malayali' Case

Live Law  

While refusing anticipatory bail to a Malayalam YouTube news channel 'Marunadan Malayalee' editor Shajan Skariah for allegedly broadcasting derogatory news item against MLA Sreenijin, the Kerala High Court on Friday expressed concerns over the changing character of journalism. The prosecution case against Skaria was that the said news item contained false, baseless and defamatory allegations against the de facto complainant, …

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Manipur reinforces importance of governance over litigation for lasting solutions
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur reinforces importance of governance over litigation for lasting solutions

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 27, 2023 17:42 IST - 8 MINS READ Seeking Scheduled Tribe status for the Meitei is an issue that has been brewing for a few years now and petitions have been pending in court. In 2013, the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs had written to the Manipur government seeking its recommendation for the grant of Scheduled Tribe …

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’Need to preserve cultural identity of Scheduled Tribe’: Prez Murmu in Jharkhand
1 year, 6 months ago

’Need to preserve cultural identity of Scheduled Tribe’: Prez Murmu in Jharkhand

Live Mint  

President of India Droupadi Murmu is on a three-day visit to Jharkhand, where she was the governor earlier. The Scheduled Tribe population of Jharkhand State, as per the 2011 census 8,645,042 of the total population of the State. President Murmu also said that ‘tribal women’ should come forward to reap benefits of government schemes. Tribal women of Jharkhand are ahead …

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A High Court does not have power to direct changes in Scheduled Tribes list: CJI
1 year, 7 months ago

A High Court does not have power to direct changes in Scheduled Tribes list: CJI

The Hindu  

As Manipur and Central governments claimed the State is returning to normalcy, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday wondered aloud why a 23-year-old Constitution Bench judgment which clearly held that no court or State has power to “add, subtract or modify” with the Scheduled Tribes List was not “shown” to the Manipur High Court in the first place. …

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What has spurred ethnic violence in India’s Manipur?
1 year, 7 months ago

What has spurred ethnic violence in India’s Manipur?

Al Jazeera  

Tribal groups are protesting the prospect of Manipur’s majority Meitei community being recognised as a ‘Scheduled Tribe’. The Naga and Kuki tribes: The two mostly Christian tribes form around 40 percent of the state’s population, and enjoy “Scheduled Tribe” status, which gives them land-owning rights in the hills and forests. Violence erupted in the Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district of the state, …

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Startups promoted by Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs get funding from Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission
1 year, 7 months ago

Startups promoted by Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs get funding from Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission

The Hindu  

For the first time, three startups that are promoted by Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs received funding from Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission under the Tamil Nadu SC/ST Startup Fund. The startup TAMS Tribal Green Fuel Pvt Ltd, promoted by Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs, is focussing on clean energy. Tamil Nadu SC/ST Startup Fund, aimed at churning out inspirational stories that would …

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‘Practising Christian, Not A Scheduled Caste Member’: Kerala High Court Annuls CPM MLA A Raja's Election From Reserved Constituency
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Practising Christian, Not A Scheduled Caste Member’: Kerala High Court Annuls CPM MLA A Raja's Election From Reserved Constituency

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The Kerala High Court on Monday declared CPM candidate A. Raja's 2021 election from the Devikulam Assembly constituency as void. Justice P. Somarajan said Raja is not a member of 'Hindu Parayan' within the State of Kerala and thus not qualified to be chosen to fill the Devikulam Assembly constituency that had been reserved for Scheduled Caste among Hindus.Factual MatrixThe …

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To Err Is Human: Karnataka HC Grants Relief To SC Category Candidate Who Wrongly Submitted KPSC Job Application Under ST Category
1 year, 10 months ago

To Err Is Human: Karnataka HC Grants Relief To SC Category Candidate Who Wrongly Submitted KPSC Job Application Under ST Category

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka Public Service Commision to rectify the error made by a job applicant who had wrongly filled the application form under the Scheduled Tribe category instead of Scheduled Caste to which he belongs and regulate the provisional/final select list in accordance with his merit. This Court would not turn a deaf ear to …

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Office of Registrar-General of India follows ‘obsolete’ criteria for scheduling of tribes
1 year, 11 months ago

Office of Registrar-General of India follows ‘obsolete’ criteria for scheduling of tribes

The Hindu  

The Office of the Registrar-General of India is following the set of criteria set out by the Lokur Committee nearly 60 years ago to define any new community as a Scheduled Tribe, The Hindu has learnt. In response to a query under the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Office of the RGI on Tuesday said, “For criteria, report of …

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Himanta's 'hard' decision to merge Assam districts: Why Opposition is crying foul
1 year, 11 months ago

Himanta's 'hard' decision to merge Assam districts: Why Opposition is crying foul

India Today  

“I am personally not happy, but the decision was not taken for personal or party gains. Let’s have a look at the religious composition of the districts chosen: Biswanath Chariali with Sonitpur In Biswanath Chariali, the Hindu population is 89.37%; Muslim 9.41%, Scheduled Caste 3.89% and Scheduled Tribe: 1.06%. In Sonitpur, the Hindu population is 73.95%, Muslim 18.22%, Scheduled Caste …

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Everyone Wants A Slice of Karnataka's Quota Pie, But Does Ruling BJP Have Right Recipe? News18 Explains
2 years ago

Everyone Wants A Slice of Karnataka's Quota Pie, But Does Ruling BJP Have Right Recipe? News18 Explains

News 18  

With the elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh over, the Bharatiya Janata Party has its target set on its southern bastion Karnataka, which will have elections in a few months. Though Karnataka’s political landscape has been dotted with several chief ministers from the Lingayat community like S Nijalignappa, SR Bommai, JH Patel, BS Yediyurappa, Jagdish Shettar, and Basavaraj Bommai, the …

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Bombay High Court Grants Caste Certificate Using Native Place's Name & Language
2 years, 1 month ago

Bombay High Court Grants Caste Certificate Using Native Place's Name & Language

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently granted a Scheduled Tribe certificate to an Amravati resident based on pre-constitutional entries mentioning his native place's name instead of the name of his caste at various places. A bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and Anil Pansare set aside the caste scrutiny committee's order that had cited confusion in the petitioner's documents while invalidating his …

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Karnataka High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2022 [Citations 1 - 237]
2 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2022 [Citations 1 - 237]

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PS Mohan v. State Of Karnataka. Borrower Can't Claim Loan MoratoriumAs A Right Based On RBI's Circular Of March 2020 : Karnataka High Court Case Title: The Governor Reserve Bank Of India v. Velankani Information Systems Limited Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 19. LLB : Karnataka High Court Allows KSLU To Hold Exams For 3 Year Course; Sets Aside Single Bench Order …

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Who are the Paharis likely to get ST status during Amit Shah’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir?
2 years, 2 months ago

Who are the Paharis likely to get ST status during Amit Shah’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir?

Firstpost  

The Pahari community, mainly concentrated in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pir Panjal region, has been long demanding the Scheduled Tribe status. This call has been met with resistance from other tribes such as the Gujjars and Bakerwals, who argue that the Paharis aren’t an ethnic group There’s excitement and concern in Jammu and Kashmir as Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived …

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