The Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of pleas seeking review of its judgment, which held that States are constitutionally empowered to make sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes for granting reservation. A seven-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices B.R. Gavai, … Read more
The forum for safeguarding reservation for Scheduled Castes of Karnataka, on Thursday, demanded the State government to implement internal reservation among the Scheduled Castes, in view of the recent Supreme Court’s judgement. The forum conducted a State-level seminar on the issue at Ambedkar Bhavan in Shivamogga. The participants in the events stated that the untouchables … Read more
Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in the House on July 25, 2024. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and chairperson of the parliamentary party Sonia Gandhi were among the party’s leaders who met … Read more
A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Supreme Court has held that States cannot tinker with the Scheduled Castes List notified under Article 341 of the Constitution. “Any inclusion or exclusion of any caste, race or tribe or part of or group within the … Read more
Members of one of the beneficiary families receiving possession certificate for their land from Deputy Commissioner Gangubai Mankar. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Three families belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, which lost land granted to them because of the actions of their forefathers, have now been restored possession of their land, thanks to … Read more
The entry of new players like Bhim Army’s Chandra Shekhar Azad is now hoping to fill the vacuum in Dalit leadership in Haryana. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar They may form the second largest vote bank in Haryana, but the Scheduled Caste communities in the State remain divided about their political choices. Over … Read more