Sub-quota For Minorities

• Supreme Court does not unlock 4.5% minority sub-quota

  The Supreme Court has refused to allow for now the Centre's attempts to create a 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities in central educational institutions. The quota, carved out of the 27 per cent quota for OBCs, was struck down by the Andhra Pradesh High Court last week.

• Supreme Court to take up Centre's appeal over reservations for minorities

  The Supreme Court will today take up the appeal filed by the Centre over the 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities in educational institutions and government jobs. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay an Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing the sub-quota for minorities.

• Minority quota: Supreme Court refuses to stay Andhra Pradesh High Court verdict

  The Supreme Court has refused to stay Andhra Pradesh High Court verdict quashing 4.5 per cent sub quota for minorities out of 27 percent reservation for OBCs, which was challenged by the Centre. The top court has pulled up the government for the manner in which the sensitive issue was dealt with. It has questioned the government how it decided on t...

• Centre moves Supreme Court over order against 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities

  As admissions to universities across the country gets underway, the Centre has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court, challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court's order quashing the 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities in educational institutions and government jobs.

• Govt stands firm on 4.5% sub-quota for minorities; will move Supreme Court

  The Centre will challenge the order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court that strikes down its 4.5 per cent sub-quota to minorities within OBC reservation in central educational institutions and jobs in the Supreme Court.

• Andhra Pradesh High Court strikes down Centre's 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities

  Holding that the Centre acted in a "casual manner", the Andhra Pradesh High Court today quashed the 4.5 per cent sub-quota to minorities carved out of 27 per cent OBC reservation--a verdict that may affect admissions already made in central educational institutions such as IITs.

• Minority quota remark: Poll panel lets off Beni Prasad Verma with a warning

  The Election Commission (EC) tonight let off Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma with a warning for his remarks on Muslim sub-quota and closed the model code of conduct violation case against him accepting his "remorse and sincere regret" for the utterances.

• Election Commission writes to President against Salman Khurshid

  The Election Commission (EC) is reportedly planning to send a letter to the President against union law minister Salman Khurshid for his defiant attitude on the poll code. "The Commission is shocked that instead of being remorseful about the violation of the Model Code, that carries the consensus of all political parties and the sanction of the Su...

• Minority quota row: Full text of Election Commission's order on Khurshid

  The Election Commission (EC) today censured Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid over his remark promising an increase in the minority sub-quota if the Congress was voted to power in Uttar Pradesh, The EC dubbed Mr Khurshid's remark as a violation of the model code of conduct.

• Election Commission censures Salman Khurshid for his remarks on minority quota

  The Election Commission has censured Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his minority remarks and says he violated the election code of conduct. The Commission says Mr Khurshid violated the model code of conduct by making a promise of a nine per cent sub-quota for minorities and that it expects him not to repeat such violations.

• Congress ad on sub-quota for minorities rejected by Election Commission

  Congress had submitted one audio advertisement each on MNREGA and minorities sub-quota, out of which only the former was cleared.

• Salman Khurshid replies to poll panel notice, defends his statement on minority quota

  Law Minister Salman Khurshid has replied to the Election Commission's notice on his announcement this week that in Uttar Pradesh, sub-quota for Muslims would be doubled to 9% for state government jobs and colleges.

• Centre's sub-quota for Muslims put on hold by Election Commission

  The government will have to wait to introduce its sub-quota of 4.5% for minorities within the existing 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The Election Commission has asked the Centre to wait to implement this reservation in government jobs and universities till the state elections are completed.

• PSUs asked to implement minorities' sub-quota in hiring

  Government directed the PSUs to ensure that its decision to carve out 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities

• Cabinet's 4.5% quota for minorities aimed at UP, BJP objects

  Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections, where the Congress is trying to woo Muslim voters, the Union Cabinet has cleared a 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities, which comes under the 27 per cent quota reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).