Reservations

'Unequals within SCs, STs': Supreme Court relooking at 2004 verdict set to reignite quota within quota debate

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that its 2004 verdict disallowing states from further sub-classifying the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes needed to be revisited by a bench of seven judges or more

SC says quotas in promotions not fundamental right: Apex court references 2011 Allahabad HC verdict to uphold Uttarakhand govt's decision

The Supreme Court has said that Article 16(4) and Article 16 (4-A) cannot be used as a basis to claim a fundamental right to reservation in promotions.

'In DNA of BJP-RSS to try and erase reservations': Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP on SC ruling on quotas in govt jobs

It is in the DNA of the BJP and the RSS to try to erase reservations and a "big conspiracy" is underway to take away the rights of deprived sections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday and asserted that his party will not allow doing away with quota.

'Reservations in promotions not a fundamental right': SC says states not bound to provide quotas to SCs, STs in jobs

The Supreme Court gave the verdict during a case regarding the validity of a 2012 notification by the Uttarakhand government to fill up vacancies in government jobs without giving reservation to the SC/ST communities.

Inclusion of MBCs in scheduled caste list signals shift in social equations in Uttar Pradesh ahead of Assembly bypolls

The Uttar Pradesh government's decision to include 17 Most Backward Castes in the list of Scheduled Castes is likely to give the BJP an edge in the upcoming Assembly bypolls.

SC verdict upholding quotas in promotions welcome, but top court must also address low representation of SCs, STs in judiciary

Verdict will decide course of Dalit politics

BSP faces an existential crisis and continues to decline despite the SP alliance in UP

Tejashwi Yadav releases RJD manifesto; promises helpline to Biharis outside state, reservation proportionate to SC/ST

The RJD released its manifesto, titled 'Pratibadhta Patra', promising reservation for SCs, STs, EBC and OBCs in proportion of their population in the private sector and the higher judiciary

Nitish Kumar calls for caste-based census in 2021, says SC/ST and OBC populations have increased

Nitish Kumar called for a caste-based census in 2021, citing that the population of the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes had gone up. He said the caste-based census will help update data estimates recorded in the last census in 1931.

Excuse of upper caste poverty may not help Modi govt get away with 10% quota if it's legally challenged

The Supreme Court has ground to quash the 10 percent quota law it if it is challenged before it as there has been no mention of any inadequate representation of poorer sections of the society.