Quota Reservation

Supreme Court said it would examine the constitutional validity of the Central government's decision to allow 10% reservation to economically weaker sections in admissions and jobs

The Commission was set up by the President under the Article 340 of the Constitution to sub-categorise OBCs so that the benefits of reservation reach all of them

AIADMK, DMK, the state government and various other political parties had moved the court on the matter earlier

She said that reservation for OBC candidates under the all-India quota in the medical entrance examination NEET is currently restricted to central institutions.

The Bombay High Court, in its June 27 order, had said the 50 per cent cap on total reservations imposed by the SC could be exceeded in exceptional circumstances.

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A representative of the students affected by the HC ruling said if the state government failed to resolve the matter, they would launch an agitation

According to sources, the HRD Ministry had sought the permission of the Election Commission before moving the proposal in the Cabinet

The Centre's affidavit was filed in connection with a matter where a batch of petitions have challenged the validity of the Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, 2019

Supreme Court said it is not in favour of passing an order at this stage to refer the issue of 10 per cent quota for economically weaker sections across all classes to a Constitution bench

Cites clause of RTI Act that bars disclosure of records of Cabinet papers and discussions by ministers

The top court had earlier refused to stay the Modi government's decision to grant the reservation but agreed to examine the validity of the constitutional amendment which paved the way for this quota

Opposition parties demanded that the government bring a separate law to protect the interest of scheduled castes (SC) scheduled tribes (ST) and other backward classes (OBC)

The Lok Sabha constituencies are yet to be divided among the NDA partners

The EWS quota had been earmarked with the 'spirit' of providing opportunities to all in education and employment

'We are examining the matter and hence issuing notice returnable within four weeks', SC bench said

Gujarat is the first state in the country to implement 10% reservation in state government jobs and education for the economically weaker sections in the general category

The fact that upper caste poor find it easier to get teaching jobs than any other form of govt employment is likely to disrupt the recruitment process more in this sector than in any other

The government has amended the Constitution without any report from any commission or social and economic survey, said Tejashwi

Allahabad High Court order said that if a university is taken as a unit for reservation, some departments would end up having all reserved candidates and some having unreserved