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SC's Justice Narasimha emphasises constitutional institutions' role in democracy at NLSIU event

BENGALURU: From the intricate workings of constitutional institutions to the legacy of Justice ES Venkataramiah, Justice PS Narasimha of the Supreme Court shed light on crucial aspects of India’s legal framework in an event organised by the National Law School of India University on Sunday. Speaking at the event, Justice Narasimha emphasised the vital role constitutional institutions play in preserving …

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1 day, 22 hours ago

Farmers push for SC’s help after parliamentary standing committee backs MSP law

Hindustan Times

Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death, and several protesting farmers’ unions have urged the Supreme Court to ask the Centre to implement a parliamentary standing committee’s recommendation for legally guaranteed support prices. In its report on demand for grants tabled in the just-concluded Parliament session, the standing committee on agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing has …

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4 days, 7 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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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi-NCR schools: Conduct classes in ‘hybrid’ mode, orders CAQM after SC’s direction — Details Here

Live Mint

Hours after the Supreme Court urged the air quality panel to consider reopening schools in Delhi-NCR citing unavailability of air purifiers and lack of mid-day meals, the Commission for Air Quality Management on Monday night ordered that all classes upto standard 12 be conducted in hybrid mode. “State Govts in the NCR shall ensure that all classes upto 12th Standard …

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1 month ago

Inside Telangana Caste Survey: Wary Respondents, Tired Surveyors & Privacy Fears

The Quint

However, the survey did not take off in the last eight months due to the Lok Sabha elections and court cases. On a Public Interest Litigation filed by R Krishnaiah, former Rajya Sabha member and leading figure of struggles by BC organisations since the Mandal Commission imbroglio, the Telangana High Court directed the state government to constitute a dedicated commission …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Subclassification of Scheduled Castes trigger arguments in assembly

Hindustan Times

The recent sub-classification of Scheduled Castes in Haryana into deprived Scheduled Castes and other scheduled castes, to provide each of the two categories 50% of the 20% vacancies reserved for the SCs in government jobs, set off a war of words between Congress minister Geeta Bhukkal and minister for social justice, empowerment, SCs & BCs Welfare and Antyodaya Krishan Kumar …

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4 months ago

‘Stark disparity’ in share of two categories of scheduled castes in govt jobs, shows data

Hindustan Times

Thirty-six scheduled castes from Haryana, including Balmikis, Dhanaks, Khatiks, Mazhabi Sikhs who have been provided reservation in government employment, occupy a mere 35% share of class 1, 2 and 3 jobs reserved for SCs despite comprising a majority 52% of the total scheduled caste population in the state. “This shows the stark difference of 30 percentage points in posts occupied …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Panacea or Predicament: Decoding the SC/ST Sub-classification Debate

The Quint

In terms of administrative intervention, one can trace this to the 1975 decision by Punjab Government to divide the 25 percent SC reservation into two segments, one constituting the Valmikis and Mazhabis while the other constituting Ad Dharmis, Chamars, Ravidasias and Ramdasias. However, the sub-classification debate acquired political visibility only after the massive mobilisation led by the Madiga Reservation Porata …

5 months ago

All you need to know about the Special Category Status, which has been denied to Bihar

Op India

The ‘Special Category Status ’ for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh have been the long-standing demand of Janata Dal and the Telugu Desam Party respectively – the two allies of the BJP-led-National Democratic Alliance at the Centre. A State with ‘Special Category Status’ becomes eligible for tax cuts and preferential central government assistance. Bihar is not eligible for Special Category Status …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Ecostani | Why Modi may find it difficult to accept Andhra and Bihar’s special status demand

Hindustan Times

For the first time since 2014, Narendra Modi is dependent on the Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party and the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal to serve as prime minister of the country for the third term. Granting special category status to Andhra Pradesh can open a pandora’s box of similar demands from other states. Andhra’s human development score for 2011-12 is …

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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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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Two NCDRC Members For Issuing Warrants Ignoring SC's Stay Order

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday issued contempt notice to two members of the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission for issuing non-bailable warrants ignoring an interim order passed by the Supreme Court.Earlier, the Court had sought an explanation from the members. The Supreme Court on Friday issued contempt notice to two members of the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission for issuing …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress alleges that withdrawn draft UGC guidelines was “conspiracy” to end reservation for SCs, STs, and OBCs

The Hindu

The Congress on January 29 demanded the resignation of University Grants Commission Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar over the now withdrawn draft guidelines for de-reservation of posts in higher education for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes. राहुल गांधी की राजनीति पूरी तरह झूठ पर टिकी है। एक झूठ का सच उजागर होते ही दूसरा झूठ लेकर उठ खड़े …

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11 months ago

CM Siddaramaiah asks Central govt to amend Constitution for internal reservation for SCs

Hindustan Times

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday termed the high-level committee to review internal reservation for Scheduled Castes as a ploy to mislead the Dalit community. "The Central Government has formed a high-level committee under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to review the internal reservation for Scheduled Castes," Siddaramaiah said in a statement and alleged that this seemed to be …

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11 months ago

Internal quota: CM Siddaramaiah accuses Centre of misleading Dalits

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Referring to the Centre’s move to form a high-level committee under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to review the internal reservation for Scheduled Castes, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah termed it as a ploy to mislead the Dalit community. The Justice Usha Mehra Commission, also constituted by the Centre for the same purpose, had concluded that sub-categorisation of SCs and …

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1 year ago

Congress did not implement Mandal Commission report, says Mayawati in Telangana

The Hindu

BSP chief Mayawati took a veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi, saying a senior leader of the Congress is vociferously seeking a caste-based census now but the Congress governments in the past did not accept the demand of OBCs to provide reservation to them on the lines of SCs and STs. Addressing an election rally at Peddapalli in Telangana on Thursday, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

The BJP’s steady decline in Andhra

The Hindu

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which was performing well in Andhra Pradesh till about 2018, suddenly appears to be in a precarious state. Unkept promises Political scientists as well as parties with whom the BJP once shared a good bonhomie cite many reasons for the national party’s steady decline in the State. When the United Progressive Alliance had said that Special …

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1 year, 8 months ago

National Commission for SCs warns bureaucrats over minor girl's death in Kaliganj

India Today

A team of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, led by Vice Chairperson of the commission, Arun Haldar, on Sunday, visited the residence of the minor tribal girl, who was allegedly raped and killed in West Bengal. I will directly call the director-general of police, chief secretary, inspector general of police, DM, and the SP.” “They have to appear before …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Opposition claims victory after SC's CEC verdict, but Advani sought similar panel in 2012

India Today

The Supreme Court junked the present system of appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners and said a high-powered committee would finalise the candidates. The Supreme Court had ordered that the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners will be appointed by a high-powered committee including the prime minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Justice of …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Thackeray Vs Shinde: SC's order fumes Uddhav-led faction, Sharad Pawar questions Court's faithfulness

India TV News

Maharashtra: Supreme Court order on Wednesday jolted the Uddhav Thackeray faction as it spurned to stay the order of the Election Commission. Earlier, the Election Commission ordered to recognise the Eknath Shinde led-faction as the real Shiv Sena and allocated the 'Bow and Arrow' as a party symbol to his faction. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, assisted by lawyer Amit Anand …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Vengaivayal water tank incident | National Commission for SCs seeks report from Pudukottai Collector, SP

The Hindu

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has asked for the report on the action taken, from Pudukottai District Collector and Superintendent of Police, regarding the incident in Vengaivayal village. The Commission had issued a notice to both of the authorities early this month based on the representation made to the Commission by Ilamurugu Muthu, executive president, Ambedkar People Movement. Mr. …

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2 years ago

Wrong Precedent, Says Central Info Commissioner on SC's 1993 Order Giving Financial Benefits to Imams

News 18

Authoring an order in an appeal pertaining to an RTI application to the Delhi Waqf Board, Central Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar recently observed that the highest court of the country, in passing the judgment in ‘All India Imam Organisation And Ors vs Union Of India And Ors’ on May 13, 1993, acted in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Panel to study SC status of Dalits post conversion

The Hindu

The Union government has now formed a three-member Commission of Inquiry headed by former Chief Justice of India, Justice K.G. The three-member commission will also comprise Professor Sushma Yadav, member, UGC, and retired IAS officer Ravinder Kumar Jain, and has been given a two-year deadline to submit a report on the issue — starting from the day Justice Balakrishnan takes …

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$K.S Jawahar Reddy made Jagan\'s Special Chief Secretary in rejig$

2 years, 10 months ago

K.S Jawahar Reddy made Jagan\'s Special Chief Secretary in rejig

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: Senior IAS officer K.S Jawahar Reddy was on Tuesday brought into the Chief Minister’s Office and posted as Special Chief Secretary to Chief Minister Y.S. Reddy has been transferred as DGP, Anti-Corruption Bureau, the post held by Anjaneyulu, and will continue to hold the full additional charge of Director General of Police. Jawahar Reddy will continue as Executive Officer, …

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SC's Justice Narasimha emphasises constitutional institutions' role in democracy at NLSIU event

Farmers push for SC’s help after parliamentary standing committee backs MSP law

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

Delhi-NCR schools: Conduct classes in ‘hybrid’ mode, orders CAQM after SC’s direction — Details Here

Inside Telangana Caste Survey: Wary Respondents, Tired Surveyors & Privacy Fears

Subclassification of Scheduled Castes trigger arguments in assembly

‘Stark disparity’ in share of two categories of scheduled castes in govt jobs, shows data

Panacea or Predicament: Decoding the SC/ST Sub-classification Debate

All you need to know about the Special Category Status, which has been denied to Bihar

Ecostani | Why Modi may find it difficult to accept Andhra and Bihar’s special status demand

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

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Two NCDRC Members For Issuing Warrants Ignoring SC's Stay Order

Congress alleges that withdrawn draft UGC guidelines was “conspiracy” to end reservation for SCs, STs, and OBCs

CM Siddaramaiah asks Central govt to amend Constitution for internal reservation for SCs

Internal quota: CM Siddaramaiah accuses Centre of misleading Dalits

Congress did not implement Mandal Commission report, says Mayawati in Telangana

The BJP’s steady decline in Andhra

National Commission for SCs warns bureaucrats over minor girl's death in Kaliganj

Opposition claims victory after SC's CEC verdict, but Advani sought similar panel in 2012

Thackeray Vs Shinde: SC's order fumes Uddhav-led faction, Sharad Pawar questions Court's faithfulness

Vengaivayal water tank incident | National Commission for SCs seeks report from Pudukottai Collector, SP

Wrong Precedent, Says Central Info Commissioner on SC's 1993 Order Giving Financial Benefits to Imams

Panel to study SC status of Dalits post conversion

K.S Jawahar Reddy made Jagan\'s Special Chief Secretary in rejig