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Opinion | Rohith Vemula And His 'Dalit' Identity: Reality vs Fiction
The law and policy for Scheduled Caste certification must accept matrilineal bloodline
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Opinion: Sub-Grouping SCs | 'Prioritise', Not Prefer, Treating More Injured
More than just a whimsical preferential treatment of one group over the other, at the heart of the debate is the question of which are the more injured groups that the state needs to prioritise for affirmative action.
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CLAT 2023: Last Date To Pay Application Fee Today At Consortiumofnlus.ac.in
CLAT 2023: The CLAT 2023 application fee for general category candidates is Rs 4,000 while it is Rs 3,500 for SC, ST and BPL category candidates. The CLAT application fee window is open at consortiumofnlus.ac.in
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Karnataka Cabinet Decides To Promulgate Ordinance To Hike Reservation For Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes
"Following the decision to enhance the SC/ST reservation, we introduced a bill to this effect before the cabinet, and it was decided to send it to the Governor to promulgate an ordinance," Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J C Madhuswamy said.
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No Need To Determine Creamy Layer In SC/ST: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said the government is of the view that there is no need to determine creamy layer in Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as these communities have been "extremely deprived" for years.
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On Dalit Protection Law, Top Court Recalls Order That Sparked Protests
The Supreme Court has recalled a 2018 order that was seen to dilute provisions of a law protecting Dalits. This means the ban on automatic arrest in cases under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989, and the need for sanction before arrests linked to violation of the law stand withdrawn.
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Supreme Court Upholds Karnataka Law On Promotion Of SC/ST Employees
The Supreme Court today upheld Karnataka government's 2018 law which provided for reservation in promotion and seniority to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) employees, saying that establishing them as participants in governance was "intrinsic to an equal citizenship".
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In Supreme Court, Centre's Strong Pitch For SC/ST Quota In Promotions
Affirmative action will be illusory if government employees from most backward communities - scheduled caste and scheduled tribes - are not given reservations in promotions, the centre's top law officer KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Friday. Mr Venugopal said SC/ST employees were presumed to be backward due to more than thousand years of de...
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Government Plans Change In Dalit Atrocities Law, Congress Demands More
After three days of logjam over the Assam citizens' bill, parliament today saw ruckus over a plan to amend the Dalit atrocities law. The cabinet had given the green signal yesterday for the changes, that would involve doing away with the safeguards placed by the Supreme Court to prevent the abuse of the law.
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Ultimatum From Ram Vilas Paswan, Son Chirag In Fresh Ally Trouble For BJP
In more alliance trouble for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag Paswan have served an ultimatum over the appointment of a retired judge they say acted against Dalit interests. The Paswans have threatened that their Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will join anti-government protests by Dalit organisations on Au...
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Justice AK Goel, Who Ruled On Dalit Atrocities Law, Retires From Top Court
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who was the first person from Haryana to become a Supreme Court judge and took up various contentious social and religious issues such as triple talaq, abuse of the SC/ST Act and safeguards for women in matrimonial disputes, retires today.
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Supreme Court Allows Centre To Go Ahead With Reservation In Promotion
The Supreme Court today gave the go-ahead to the Centre for providing reservation in promotion in government jobs for employees belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) category in "accordance with law".
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"We Didn't Incite Anyone To Commit Crime": Top Court vs Centre On Dalit Act
Hearing the centre's request to review its own order, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it was "100 per cent" for the protection of Dalits against atrocities but no one should be "falsely implicated". The government said the court's move in March to make it more difficult to arrest people for crimes against Dalits weakened the law and amounted to ...
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Amit Shah Heckled By Dalit Protestors In Mysuru. What's At Stake For BJP
The BJP has for decades been the homestead of upper caste Hindus; its opulent victory in the last general election was facilitated by Amit Shah, the party chief, managing to weave together traditional supporters with an assortment of lower and backward castes including Dalits in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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Top Court Refuses To Freeze Order On Law That Triggered Dalit Protests
The order which allegedly weakened a stringent law to protect Dalits against atrocities, is a "safeguard" necessary to protect the constitutional rights of innocents, the Supreme Court said today. "Our aim is to protect innocents, we have not diluted the law in any manner," said the court, turning down the government's appeal to freeze the earlier ...
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Opinion | Rohith Vemula And His 'Dalit' Identity: Reality vs Fiction
The law and policy for Scheduled Caste certification must accept matrilineal bloodline
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Opinion: Sub-Grouping SCs | 'Prioritise', Not Prefer, Treating More Injured
More than just a whimsical preferential treatment of one group over the other, at the heart of the debate is the question of which are the more injured groups that the state needs to prioritise for affirmative action.
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CLAT 2023: Last Date To Pay Application Fee Today At Consortiumofnlus.ac.in
CLAT 2023: The CLAT 2023 application fee for general category candidates is Rs 4,000 while it is Rs 3,500 for SC, ST and BPL category candidates. The CLAT application fee window is open at consortiumofnlus.ac.in
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Karnataka Cabinet Decides To Promulgate Ordinance To Hike Reservation For Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes
"Following the decision to enhance the SC/ST reservation, we introduced a bill to this effect before the cabinet, and it was decided to send it to the Governor to promulgate an ordinance," Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J C Madhuswamy said.
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No Need To Determine Creamy Layer In SC/ST: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said the government is of the view that there is no need to determine creamy layer in Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as these communities have been "extremely deprived" for years.
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On Dalit Protection Law, Top Court Recalls Order That Sparked Protests
The Supreme Court has recalled a 2018 order that was seen to dilute provisions of a law protecting Dalits. This means the ban on automatic arrest in cases under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989, and the need for sanction before arrests linked to violation of the law stand withdrawn.
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Supreme Court Upholds Karnataka Law On Promotion Of SC/ST Employees
The Supreme Court today upheld Karnataka government's 2018 law which provided for reservation in promotion and seniority to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) employees, saying that establishing them as participants in governance was "intrinsic to an equal citizenship".
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In Supreme Court, Centre's Strong Pitch For SC/ST Quota In Promotions
Affirmative action will be illusory if government employees from most backward communities - scheduled caste and scheduled tribes - are not given reservations in promotions, the centre's top law officer KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Friday. Mr Venugopal said SC/ST employees were presumed to be backward due to more than thousand years of de...
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Government Plans Change In Dalit Atrocities Law, Congress Demands More
After three days of logjam over the Assam citizens' bill, parliament today saw ruckus over a plan to amend the Dalit atrocities law. The cabinet had given the green signal yesterday for the changes, that would involve doing away with the safeguards placed by the Supreme Court to prevent the abuse of the law.
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Ultimatum From Ram Vilas Paswan, Son Chirag In Fresh Ally Trouble For BJP
In more alliance trouble for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag Paswan have served an ultimatum over the appointment of a retired judge they say acted against Dalit interests. The Paswans have threatened that their Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will join anti-government protests by Dalit organisations on Au...
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Justice AK Goel, Who Ruled On Dalit Atrocities Law, Retires From Top Court
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who was the first person from Haryana to become a Supreme Court judge and took up various contentious social and religious issues such as triple talaq, abuse of the SC/ST Act and safeguards for women in matrimonial disputes, retires today.
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Supreme Court Allows Centre To Go Ahead With Reservation In Promotion
The Supreme Court today gave the go-ahead to the Centre for providing reservation in promotion in government jobs for employees belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) category in "accordance with law".
-
"We Didn't Incite Anyone To Commit Crime": Top Court vs Centre On Dalit Act
Hearing the centre's request to review its own order, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it was "100 per cent" for the protection of Dalits against atrocities but no one should be "falsely implicated". The government said the court's move in March to make it more difficult to arrest people for crimes against Dalits weakened the law and amounted to ...
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Amit Shah Heckled By Dalit Protestors In Mysuru. What's At Stake For BJP
The BJP has for decades been the homestead of upper caste Hindus; its opulent victory in the last general election was facilitated by Amit Shah, the party chief, managing to weave together traditional supporters with an assortment of lower and backward castes including Dalits in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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Top Court Refuses To Freeze Order On Law That Triggered Dalit Protests
The order which allegedly weakened a stringent law to protect Dalits against atrocities, is a "safeguard" necessary to protect the constitutional rights of innocents, the Supreme Court said today. "Our aim is to protect innocents, we have not diluted the law in any manner," said the court, turning down the government's appeal to freeze the earlier ...
