HC stayed summons to Axis Bank officials by National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, moved by man alleging atrocities under SC/ST Act over bank effort to claim mortgaged property.
IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s IAS wife Amneet P Kumar had given representation to Chandigarh SSP, flagging 2 ‘irregularities’ in FIR, including a milder SC/ST Act section.
Punjab police say 13 people booked & one arrested over the incident in Ludhiana. SHO says the couple are adults & married each other out of their own free will.
Hearing plea of couple whose research work had been stolen, Bombay HC in 2023 ruled that ‘property’ under Section 15A of SC/ST Act should encompass both tangible & intangible assets.
Amid police closure report, Rohith Vemula’s family meets with Telangana’s CM seeking fair investigation. ‘He lived as an SC, suspended as an SC, now suddenly he’s not an SC?’ says mother.
When someone uses derogatory terms like 'thief' for SC/ST individuals, they indirectly invoke the stigma of the colonial Criminal Tribes Act, which tarnished entire communities.
Gujarat man Nilesh Dalsaniya claims he was beaten by at least 15 people, including former employers, for seeking pending dues of around Rs 5,000. SC community alleges such atrocity not new.
FIR lodged against BJP youth wing leader after video surfaces showing him & another accused trashing the man in Anuppur district. BJYM cancels membership of the accused.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
The Court holds that once a Dalit converts to Islam or Christianity, she is no longer subject to the caste‑system and therefore loses SC status. But on the same logic, the historical burden of caste‑oppression should not be shifted onto Muslims and Christians by shrinking their share of seats, even though they are not the source of that caste‑hierarchy.
If the goal is to correct caste‑based injustice, then reservations should either be drawn only from the Hindu portion of the electorate (so Hindu Dalits are compensated out of Hindu‑only seats), or SC status and benefits should be extended to converted Dalits who still face the same social disadvantage—otherwise the existing structure is arbitrary and disproportionately penalises religious minorities. Additionally, the popular assumption that the Constitution doesn’t have religion based reservation is bogus if this arbitrariness continues.
The Court holds that once a Dalit converts to Islam or Christianity, she is no longer subject to the caste‑system and therefore loses SC status. But on the same logic, the historical burden of caste‑oppression should not be shifted onto Muslims and Christians by shrinking their share of seats, even though they are not the source of that caste‑hierarchy.
If the goal is to correct caste‑based injustice, then reservations should either be drawn only from the Hindu portion of the electorate (so Hindu Dalits are compensated out of Hindu‑only seats), or SC status and benefits should be extended to converted Dalits who still face the same social disadvantage—otherwise the existing structure is arbitrary and disproportionately penalises religious minorities. Additionally, the popular assumption that the Constitution doesn’t have religion based reservation is bogus if this arbitrariness continues.