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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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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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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against 69% Quota In Tamil Nadu On March 5
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on March 5 a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the 1993 Tamil Nadu law providing 69 per cent quota to scheduled castes (SCs), scheduled tribes (STs) and backward classes in admissions and government jobs in the state.
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Top Court Clears "Quota Within Quota" To Help Disadvantaged Communities
States can be allowed to make laws that favour certain communities who fall within scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, in an order that could have significant impact on reservations in jobs and colleges. The court, however, said that the issue needs to be examined by a wider bench and referred it to the Chief ...
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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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3 Top Court Judges To Hear Centre's Plea To Recall Order On Dalit Law
The government's request seeking a review of the controversial order, that allegedly diluted the stringent provisions of a law protecting Scheduled Casts and Tribes, was referred to a three-judge bench of the top court today.
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Decision Today On Recall Of Supreme Court's Dalit Atrocities Law Order
A decision on the controversial order, that allegedly diluted the stringent provisions of a law protecting Scheduled Casts and Tribes, will be taken by the Supreme Court today.
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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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Karnataka Government Implements Law To Protect Reservation In Promotions
The Karnataka Cabinet Wednesday decided to implement a 2017 act on reservation in promotions for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes, over which the Supreme Court had earlier orally advised status quo.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan Is Not Above The Law, Says Kamal Nath
Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath today said the state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was not above the law, after the latter recently claimed that the misuse of the amended SC/ST Act won't be allowed in the state.
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No Arrests Without Probe: Shivraj Chouhan Amid Protests Over Dalit Law
Facing protests by the upper-caste community, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said nobody in the state would be arrested under the SC/ST Act without a thorough investigation being conducted first.
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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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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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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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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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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against 69% Quota In Tamil Nadu On March 5
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on March 5 a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the 1993 Tamil Nadu law providing 69 per cent quota to scheduled castes (SCs), scheduled tribes (STs) and backward classes in admissions and government jobs in the state.
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Top Court Clears "Quota Within Quota" To Help Disadvantaged Communities
States can be allowed to make laws that favour certain communities who fall within scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, in an order that could have significant impact on reservations in jobs and colleges. The court, however, said that the issue needs to be examined by a wider bench and referred it to the Chief ...
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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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3 Top Court Judges To Hear Centre's Plea To Recall Order On Dalit Law
The government's request seeking a review of the controversial order, that allegedly diluted the stringent provisions of a law protecting Scheduled Casts and Tribes, was referred to a three-judge bench of the top court today.
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Decision Today On Recall Of Supreme Court's Dalit Atrocities Law Order
A decision on the controversial order, that allegedly diluted the stringent provisions of a law protecting Scheduled Casts and Tribes, will be taken by the Supreme Court today.
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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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Karnataka Government Implements Law To Protect Reservation In Promotions
The Karnataka Cabinet Wednesday decided to implement a 2017 act on reservation in promotions for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes, over which the Supreme Court had earlier orally advised status quo.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan Is Not Above The Law, Says Kamal Nath
Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath today said the state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was not above the law, after the latter recently claimed that the misuse of the amended SC/ST Act won't be allowed in the state.
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No Arrests Without Probe: Shivraj Chouhan Amid Protests Over Dalit Law
Facing protests by the upper-caste community, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said nobody in the state would be arrested under the SC/ST Act without a thorough investigation being conducted first.
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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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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".
