Quota Law

The Bihar government has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Patna High Court verdict that has set aside amended reservation laws in the state, which enabled the Bihar government to increase the quotas for Dalits, tribals and backward classes.

The Bombay High Court on Monday said the Maharashtra government cannot remain a mute spectator amid the Maratha quota protests and had powers to maintain law and order.

Internet services were suspended on Monday in Maharashtra's Jalna, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Beed districts to maintain law and order in view of the Maratha quota agitation led by activist Manoj Jarange, officials said on Monday.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre on a plea filed by the Haryana government against the Punjab and Haryana High Court order declaring as "unconstitutional" its law providing 75 percent reservation in private sector jobs to

Hours after the Haryana law mandating 75 per cent reservation for residents of the state in private-sector jobs was struck down by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala told NDTV that the government will approach

The controversial Haryana law mandating 75% reservation for residents of the state in private sector jobs has been struck down by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which has termed it unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court on Friday said it would be "very difficult" for it to strike down a part of the women's reservation law that says it will come into effect after the Census.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday hit out at Congress leader P Chidambaram for his remarks that reservation for women in legislatures was still years away, saying it is shameful to convert ignorance of the people into political equity.

The women's reservation bill sailed through the Upper House this evening, scripting history after decades of roadblocks. It now needs the signature of the President to make 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies official.

The bill to give women 33 per cent reservation in parliament and state assemblies was passed by the Lok Sabha today. Once it becomes law, it would hugely change the situation of Madhya Pradesh assembly.

The women's reservation bill sailed through the Lok Sabha Wednesday - 454 MPs voted in favour and two against - after hours of ferocious attack-counterattack between the government and the opposition. The question now - how soon can it become law?

The historic bill providing 33 per cent reservation to women in parliament and state assemblies was passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday after hours of fierce debate. This is the first time the bill was introduced and passed in the lower house.

Veteran actor turned politician Hema Malini on Tuesday extended support to the Women's Reservation Bill after Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Bill in the first sitting of Lok Sabha in the new Parliament building.

The Women's Reservation Bill is on the verge of becoming law after nearly three decades of stalling and discord. However, a 33 per cent quota for women in parliament and state legislatures, as promised by the proposed law, may come into force only by

Supreme Court said it would first examine the constitutional validity of Centre's decision to grant 10% quota to EWS in admissions and jobs before hearing appeals against a high court verdict which had set aside a local law granting quota to Muslims.

The Bihar government has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Patna High Court verdict that has set aside amended reservation laws in the state, which enabled the Bihar government to increase the quotas for Dalits, tribals and backward classes.

The Bombay High Court on Monday said the Maharashtra government cannot remain a mute spectator amid the Maratha quota protests and had powers to maintain law and order.

Internet services were suspended on Monday in Maharashtra's Jalna, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Beed districts to maintain law and order in view of the Maratha quota agitation led by activist Manoj Jarange, officials said on Monday.

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre on a plea filed by the Haryana government against the Punjab and Haryana High Court order declaring as "unconstitutional" its law providing 75 percent reservation in private sector jobs to

Hours after the Haryana law mandating 75 per cent reservation for residents of the state in private-sector jobs was struck down by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala told NDTV that the government will approach

The controversial Haryana law mandating 75% reservation for residents of the state in private sector jobs has been struck down by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which has termed it unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court on Friday said it would be "very difficult" for it to strike down a part of the women's reservation law that says it will come into effect after the Census.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday hit out at Congress leader P Chidambaram for his remarks that reservation for women in legislatures was still years away, saying it is shameful to convert ignorance of the people into political equity.

The women's reservation bill sailed through the Upper House this evening, scripting history after decades of roadblocks. It now needs the signature of the President to make 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies official.

The bill to give women 33 per cent reservation in parliament and state assemblies was passed by the Lok Sabha today. Once it becomes law, it would hugely change the situation of Madhya Pradesh assembly.

The women's reservation bill sailed through the Lok Sabha Wednesday - 454 MPs voted in favour and two against - after hours of ferocious attack-counterattack between the government and the opposition. The question now - how soon can it become law?

The historic bill providing 33 per cent reservation to women in parliament and state assemblies was passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday after hours of fierce debate. This is the first time the bill was introduced and passed in the lower house.

Veteran actor turned politician Hema Malini on Tuesday extended support to the Women's Reservation Bill after Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Bill in the first sitting of Lok Sabha in the new Parliament building.

The Women's Reservation Bill is on the verge of becoming law after nearly three decades of stalling and discord. However, a 33 per cent quota for women in parliament and state legislatures, as promised by the proposed law, may come into force only by

Supreme Court said it would first examine the constitutional validity of Centre's decision to grant 10% quota to EWS in admissions and jobs before hearing appeals against a high court verdict which had set aside a local law granting quota to Muslims.