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Delhi University

AAP Govt Writes To DU To Lower Cut-Off For SC/ST Students To Fill Vacant Seats, VC Says Not Possible To Reopen Admissions

The undergraduate admissions, which the university held through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores for the first time, concluded in December.

21 January 2023

Why Total Limit From EWS Is Not Relevant For Individuals? Here’s What Ministry Of Finance Tells

Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, told Parliament in a written reply how the limit for qualifying into the EWS category is a gross income limit, and thus, includes income from all sources of all family...

20 December 2022

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Will SC's EWS Reservation Verdict Impact Decision To Include Dalit Muslims Under Scheduled Castes?

While there is no caste system in Islam, the scenario in India is the opposite as Pasmandas form around 80 per cent of the Muslim population, but most of the jobs and college seats are cornered by 15 percent Ashraf (upper...

12 December 2022

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai

Karnataka CM Bommai Meets Nadda, Shah; Discusses Issues Related To Reservation, Cabinet Expansion

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday met BJP president J P Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah

27 December 2022

AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi

Maha: AIMIM Seeks 5% Quota For Muslims; To Take Out March During Upcoming Legislature Session To Raise Demand

The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM will take out a march during the upcoming winter session of the Maharashtra legislature in Nagpur to demand five per cent reservation for Muslims in the state

16 December 2022

Bakerwal boy leads the heard of sheep and goats in south Kashmir.

Reservation For Paharis: Will It Cut Into The Shares Of Gujjars And Bakerwals In J&K?

Gujjars and Bakerwals are among the major tribes in J&K including Dard Shin, Gaddi and Sippi tribes who were declared Scheduled Tribes (ST) by the Centre in 1989 and 1991.

11 December 2022

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel

Governor Delaying Assent To Quota Bills: Chhattisgarh CM

Calling it an example of an attempt to weaken and demean Constitutional institutions, he said the ruling Congress would organise a mega rally in the state capital Raipur on January 3.

26 December 2022

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Protests against caste-based reservation have shaken India time and again

Social Justice Vs Political Opportunism: How Mandal-Kamandal Changed Indian Political Discourse

Mandal politics not only gave legitimacy to social justice parties and populist politics but also provided leaders with a platform to fearlessly use polarising religious narratives to counter the socialist trends in politics...

11 December 2022

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09 December 2022
Uttarakhand Passes Bill For 30% Horizontal Reservation For Local Women: What It Means

Uttarakhand Passes Bill For 30% Horizontal Reservation For Local Women: What It Means

The Uttarakhand Public Services (Horizontal Reservation for Women) Bill, 2022, which is currently awaiting the approval from the state Governonr, was passed...


12 November 2022
All Party Meet Led By TN CM Stalin ‘Rejects’ EWS Reservation, Plans Review Petition Against SC Verdict

All Party Meet Led By TN CM Stalin ‘Rejects’ EWS Reservation, Plans Review Petition Against SC Verdict

The ruling DMK has already announced it will file a review petition against the November 8 five-judge Supreme Court bench upholding the 10 per cent reservation...


02 November 2022
Let Police Children Who Are Soldiers In The Society Also Get Reservations: Dr Vikram Siddareddy

Let Police Children Who Are Soldiers In The Society Also Get Reservations: Dr Vikram Siddareddy

Dr. Vikram Siddareddy, Chairman & Managing Director of United Hospital said, “The service of the soldiers protecting the country is unforgettable. In...


20 October 2022
BJP Stages Protest Near Raj Bhawan And Demand OBC Quota In ULB Poll

BJP Stages Protest Near Raj Bhawan And Demand OBC Quota In ULB Poll

The BJP OBC cell Thursday staged a day-long protest near the Raj Bhawan gates here in support of its demand for reservation for other backward classes in the...


04 October 2022
Amit Shah’s J&K Visit: Reservations Announced For Paharis, Gujjars And Bakerwals; Security Beefed Up Across Valley

Amit Shah’s J&K Visit: Reservations Announced For Paharis, Gujjars And Bakerwals; Security Beefed Up Across Valley

As per the reports of the Sharma commission that reportedly submitted its recommendations to the Government just ahead of Union Home Minister’s valley visit,...


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01 October 2022
Telangana Enhances Quota For STs In Govt Jobs, Edu To 10 Per Cent

Telangana Enhances Quota For STs In Govt Jobs, Edu To 10 Per Cent

Telangana's government on Saturday announced that Scheduled Tribes would be granted a 10% reservation in educational institutions and government jobs.


27 September 2022
SC Reserves The Verdict On EWS Quota: What Have Transpired So Far

SC Reserves The Verdict On EWS Quota: What Have Transpired So Far

In a marathon hearing the bench of CJI U U Lalit heard several parties but kept the cards close to the chest.


20 September 2022
Chhattisgarh HC Sets Aside State Govt's Decision To Raise The Quota To 58 Pc; Says Reservation Exceeding 50 Pc Unconstitutional

Chhattisgarh HC Sets Aside State Govt's Decision To Raise The Quota To 58 Pc; Says Reservation Exceeding 50 Pc Unconstitutional

It has ruled that reservation in government jobs and admission to educational institutions above the 50 percent ceiling is unconstitutional, following the...


13 September 2022
Caste In Islam, Christianity: Why SC Is Pushing Centre To Decide On Reservations For Dalit Muslims, Christians

Caste In Islam, Christianity: Why SC Is Pushing Centre To Decide On Reservations For Dalit Muslims, Christians

As of now, only Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs can avail the scheduled castes status under the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950. However, a bench of...


11 September 2022
Economics Of Oppression: The Growing Precarity Of Dalit Lives In India

Economics Of Oppression: The Growing Precarity Of Dalit Lives In India

In India, the violence against reservation policy till now has been indirect as Dalits have been attacked for keeping moustaches or riding horses, i.e. over...


03 August 2022
SC Quashes Jharkhand Decision To Grant 100% Quota To Locals In Govt Jobs

SC Quashes Jharkhand Decision To Grant 100% Quota To Locals In Govt Jobs

The top court said "the citizens have equal rights, and the total exclusion of others by creating an opportunity for one class is not contemplated by the...


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27 April 2022
How Health Ministry Wipes Off OBC, EWS Quota In MBBS Admission

How Health Ministry Wipes Off OBC, EWS Quota In MBBS Admission

The general category candidates have benefited at the cost of OBC and EWS candidates under Medical Counselling Committee's seat allotment.


15 April 2022
BCMG Stresses On Need For Reservation For Women In Bar Councils Across India

BCMG Stresses On Need For Reservation For Women In Bar Councils Across India

The issue was raised by former chairman of the BCMG and member advocate Gajanan Chavan, who highlighted the issues faced by women in courts during the...


19 March 2022
Book Excerpt: How Mandal Proved Seminal In VP Singh’s Career, And India’s Politics

Book Excerpt: How Mandal Proved Seminal In VP Singh’s Career, And India’s Politics

The Mandal Commission also used levels of education and income as indicators to determine which castes to list as backward. However, in computing the final...


11 February 2022
SC Asks If Parties Against Quota In Private Sector Agree To Be Considered Together

SC Asks If Parties Against Quota In Private Sector Agree To Be Considered Together

Supreme Court was hearing a bunch of petitions against the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 which mandates 75% reservations for...


07 February 2022
SC To Hear Appeal Of Haryana Against P&H HC Stay Order On Its Quota Law On Feb 11

SC To Hear Appeal Of Haryana Against P&H HC Stay Order On Its Quota Law On Feb 11

The high court on February 3 had granted interim stay on the Haryana government law on pleas filed by various industry associations from Faridabad and other...


05 February 2022
Core Issue Whether Any State Can Restrict Employment On Domicile Basis: Punjab And Haryana HC

Core Issue Whether Any State Can Restrict Employment On Domicile Basis: Punjab And Haryana HC

The court had, on Thursday, passed the order on pleas filed by an industry body from Faridabad and some other associations, and the detailed order was released...


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