Quota News

The Supreme Court has upheld the sub-classification within SC/STs. Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud delivered the 6-1 majority decision. 

This laws permitted the Nitish Kumar govenment to elevate quotas for Dalits, tribals, and backward classes from 50 per cent to 65 per cent.

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The reservation system which started as a measure to bring the backward classes on the same pedestal as their upper caste counterparts has time and again been used by parties for political gains. The debate over reservation was stirred yet again after the Union Cabinet on Monday approved 10 per cent reservation for economically backward in the general category. 

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said "nobody has the power" to abolish reservation for repressed classes and those who make statements to this effect wish to give rise to tensions in society.

The bench, which also comprised Justices N V Ramana, R Banumathi, M Shantanagoudar and Justice S A Nazeer, held "A person notified as Scheduled Caste in state A cannot claim the same status in another state on the basis that he is declared as Scheduled Caste in state A."

He said that only two generation of Dalits should be given reservations in jobs and educational institutions, not beyond that.

BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday clarified that the central government would neither scrap the policy of reservation for SC and ST communities in education and jobs.

Uttar Pradesh CM on Thursday he lashed out at the previous government for "various shortcomings" leading to stalling of recruitment with courts intervening. 

Referring to the legislation brought by Tamil Nadu government, earmarking 65 per cent quota of seats to protect the local students, Bedi said that Puducherry government could have also brought in a legislation.

The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of provisions of RTE Act, mandating unaided private schools to reserve 25 per cent in nursery classes to children from weaker sections.

Gujarati Brahmins are now demanding caste-based reservation in the state assembly.

 BJP on Tuesday attacked ruling Samajwadi Party over statement of its candidate and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's sister-in-law Aparna Yadav for her reported remarks against "caste-based reservation" system.

The paramilitary forces are out in sensitive areas while heavy police force too has been deployed to maintain strict vigil.

Union Minister Anupriya Patel on Friday favoured establishing quotas for women to help them compete in mixed-gender environments and advance in leadership roles.

A large number of Muslims today took out a procession here to demand reservation for the community in Government jobs, education and other sectors.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up some states and Union territories (UTs) for not filing the status report with regard to implementation of its verdict and the legal scheme to grant of reservation to differently abled people and asked them to furnish the same within two weeks.

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea alleging that petitions challenging Maharashtra government's decision to grant 16 per cent quota to Marathas in jobs and education in the state were still pending adjudication.

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected the government's decision to provide for 10 per cent quota to the economically weaker sections among the higher castes.

The government on Monday asserted that it was unequivocally committed to upholding the principles as laid down in the Constitution by the founding fathers, including BR Ambedkar, and said it had no problems if the private sector also gives reservation.