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

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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SC's special bench to hear pleas challenging Places of Worship Act on 12 December

Op India

The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a batch of petitions on December 12, challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions in the Places of Worship Act, 1991. The pleas challenged the Places of Worship Act saying that the Act takes away the rights of Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs to restore their ‘places of worship and pilgrimages’, destroyed …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Telangana: Mala Leaders Oppose SC Ruling, Push for Reservation Reforms

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Raising objections to the Supreme Court judgement in connection with the categorisation of Scheduled Castes, Mala community leaders on Sunday passed a resolution unanimously demanding that the government consider providing 20 per cent reservations to the Mala community in jobs, education and financial assistance schemes. Addressing the gathering, Congress MLA Vivek Venkatswamy felt that the apex court order was …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

The debate continues over ‘creamy layer’ in India’s reservation system

Hindustan Times

Since the time of the Constitution's drafting, the concept of the “creamy layer” in the reservation has been a pivotal issue of debate and legal scrutiny in India. The historical connection between "depressed classes" and "Scheduled Castes" underscores the continued impact of social hierarchies and the persistence of disadvantage faced by these groups, prompting specific constitutional provisions aimed at their …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

States can sub-classify SCs for quotas: top court

The Hindu

In a 6:1 majority judgment on Thursday, a seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Four of the seven judges on the Bench separately said the government should extend the “creamy layer principle” to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as in the case of the Other Backward Classes category. On Thursday, Chief Justice …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

SC Allows Sub-Divisions in SC, ST for Quota

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: In a landmark verdict, a seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday okayed sub-classification within the Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe communities to provide reservations in jobs and education for the more marginalised sub-sets. Thus, the state in exercise of the power under Articles 15 and 16 can further classify the SCs if there is a …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why did Supreme Court abolish first EVM-based election in India? What was SC's reasoning | READ

India TV News

First EVM-based election in India: As the Lok Sabha elections in India near their conclusion, opposition parties continue to voice concerns about the use of Electronic Voting Machines. The initial deployment of EVMs faced controversy, leading the Supreme Court to invalidate the first election conducted with these machines. The Supreme Court did so because at that time there was no …

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8 months ago

SC's 9-Judges bench is hearing a 30-year-old case to determine if private properties come under 'Material Resources Of Community'

Op India

On 23rd April, a 9-Judges Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India commenced the hearing to examine if material resources of the community may include privately owned resources under Article 39 of the constitution. With the law, the question came to the fore if privately owned properties could be seen as “material resources of the community” as mentioned in …

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10 months, 1 week ago

'Will Reinforce Power Of Votes Over Notes': Congress Welcomes SC's Verdict On Electoral Bonds

ABP News

Electoral Bonds Verdict: The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the Electoral Bonds scheme as unconstitutional. In a post on X, Jairam Ramesh said, "The Supreme Court has held the much-touted Electoral Bonds scheme of the Modi Sarkar as violative of both laws passed by Parliament as well as the Constitution of India. The Supreme Court has held the much-touted …

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1 year ago

Article 370 order flags several federal concerns

Hindustan Times

Let me start by repeating what I’ve written before. On the one hand, the majority judgment says a critical part of Constitutional Order 272, reading down Article 370, is ultra vires because it wrongly uses Article 367 to interpret constituent assembly as legislative assembly. Kapil Sibal tweeted this when he said: “The Court’s verdict had little to do with the …

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1 year ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC's Art. 370 ruling has left key questions unanswered

Deccan Chronicle

When the Narendra Modi government soon after its May 2019 victory in the Lok Sabha elections brought a bill in Parliament in August 2019 to do away with Article 370 of the Constitution, which accorded temporary special status to Jammu and Kashmir, at a time when there was no elected government in the state, and Governor’s Rule of December 2018, …

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1 year ago

Verdict proves govt decision was constitutional: Amit Shah on SC's verdict

Business Standard

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had presented the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 in both houses | Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the abrogation of Article 370 and said that today's verdict has proved that the decision by the government was completely constitutional. In his post on X, Amit Shah said "I …

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1 year ago

Ghulam Nabi Azad to Asaduddin Owaisi to Yogi Adityanath: What leaders said on SC's Article 370 verdict

India TV News

The Supreme Court on Monday delivered its verdict on the abrogation of Article 370 and backed the government's decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Here's an overview of how different leaders responded to the verdict Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath took to social media platform X and wrote, "The decision given by the Honorable Supreme Court …

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1 year, 2 months ago

The South China Sea conundrum in international relations

Hindustan Times

Avoiding another war on the scale of the first two world wars became the most dominant theme of the international system from the 1940s onwards. China stakes sovereignty claims over land parcels and their adjacent waters in the South China Sea, angering competing claimants like the Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei. The Court also concluded that China’s activities …

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1 year, 4 months ago

‘Protect them’: How S.C.’s honor-bound military college camouflaged its connection to Rudy Giuliani

Raw Story

The Honor Code of The Citadel, South Carolina’s 181-year-old military college, states that cadets “will not lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate those who do.” But The Citadel now finds itself quietly tolerating one of its most recognizable honorary degree recipients — Rudy Giuliani — who, in the estimation of the U.S. House’s January 6 select committee, lied and cheated …

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1 year, 8 months ago

China renames five seabed features in Indian Ocean Region

Hindustan Times

The People’s Liberation Army’s navy in late March named five seabed features in the Indian Ocean region after Chinese musical instruments, taking the total number of names it has given to undersea topographies in the maritime area to nine, in a move, which, according to a PLA officer, is an example of the country’s “soft power”. “The PLA Navy has …

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2 years, 3 months ago

SC's Constitution bench to hear Delhi vs Centre dispute on control of services on September 7

India Today

A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will on September 7 hear the dispute between the Delhi and the Central government in relation to control over administrative services in the national capital. In May this year, a three-judge bench headed by former Chief Justice of India NV Ramana had referred limited questions in the case to a constitution bench. The …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Entire Police Station Including Interrogation Rooms Need To Be Under CCTV Coverage As Per SC's Order: High Court To Punjab, Haryana DGPs

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that as per the directions of the Supreme Court, no part of the police stations should be left uncovered by CCTV surveillance and this CCTV Coverage would necessarily include the interrogation rooms. The Bench of Justice Amol Rattan Singh observed thus as it sought the response of DGP, Haryana, the …

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

SC's special bench to hear pleas challenging Places of Worship Act on 12 December

Telangana: Mala Leaders Oppose SC Ruling, Push for Reservation Reforms

The debate continues over ‘creamy layer’ in India’s reservation system

States can sub-classify SCs for quotas: top court

SC Allows Sub-Divisions in SC, ST for Quota

Why did Supreme Court abolish first EVM-based election in India? What was SC's reasoning | READ

SC's 9-Judges bench is hearing a 30-year-old case to determine if private properties come under 'Material Resources Of Community'

'Will Reinforce Power Of Votes Over Notes': Congress Welcomes SC's Verdict On Electoral Bonds

Article 370 order flags several federal concerns

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC's Art. 370 ruling has left key questions unanswered

Verdict proves govt decision was constitutional: Amit Shah on SC's verdict

Ghulam Nabi Azad to Asaduddin Owaisi to Yogi Adityanath: What leaders said on SC's Article 370 verdict

The South China Sea conundrum in international relations

‘Protect them’: How S.C.’s honor-bound military college camouflaged its connection to Rudy Giuliani

China renames five seabed features in Indian Ocean Region

SC's Constitution bench to hear Delhi vs Centre dispute on control of services on September 7

Entire Police Station Including Interrogation Rooms Need To Be Under CCTV Coverage As Per SC's Order: High Court To Punjab, Haryana DGPs