A bench headed by CJI Surya Kant has issued notice to states, union territories on the writ petition filed by an advocate under Article 32 of the Constitution.
The disgruntled Rajasthan BJP leader has previously left the party red-faced with his stand on its Lok Sabha losses as well as by flagging alleged corruption in the state.
In 2005 verdict in EV Chinnaiah case, apex court had outlawed Andhra Pradesh govt notification to sub-categorise SC/STs in state, saying it contradicted to Article 341 of Constitution.
Assam Police have also arrested one Reetom Singh in connection with purportedly doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. FIR was filed in this regard on complaint by MHA.
Report tabled in Lok Sabha highlighted rise in number of acquittals in such cases. Panel has sought response from Delhi govt on pendency of cases despite there being 11 Special Courts.
Based on RTI and other govt data, report by journalist finds there is a low level of representation of both students & faculty from ST/SC communities in elite science institutions.
Upper castes have built up narratives saying that quota kills merit and keeps India backward. They have questioned who would be treated by doctors qualified from reserved categories.
Tamil Nadu has integrated an income criterion into many of its affirmative action policies. Examining the data would be crucial towards building better reservation policies.
Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh says there were 78,923 vacant posts under reserved categories on 1 January 2020, and 42,066 of them remain unfilled.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
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