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‘50% ceiling in reservation only for SC/ST, OBC’: SC in EWS quota verdict
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The Supreme Court on Monday said the 50 per cent ceiling for reservation - which was fixed in 1992 in Mandal Commission case by...
SC says 103rd Constitution Amendment cannot be said to breach basic structure, upholds EWS quota
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The Supreme Court on Monday, with a 3:2 majority, upheld the constitutional validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to...
From Oct, pvt companies have to reserve 75% jobs for locals in Jharkhand
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In Jharkhand, it will now be mandatory to appoint 75 per cent local people in private sector jobs with a salary of up to...
EWS quota “fraud on the Constitution, dividing country along caste line”, petitioners say unironically to SC
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing arguments on petitions challenging the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, enacted in 2019 to provide a...
Quality of education can’t be compromised by 100% reservation for teachers from district: SC
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the quality of education of the school-going children cannot be compromised by giving 100 per cent reservation in...
More Quota madness: NH blocked for 3rd day, Internet suspension extended in Rajasthan
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The Rajasthan government on Tuesday extended the Internet suspension in four tehsils of Bharatpur as members of Mali, Saini, Kushwaha Shakya and Maurya Samaj...
Bharatiya student Naveen killed in shelling in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Naveen Shekharappa Gyanagoudar, a medical student from Karnataka, died in Ukraine's Kharkiv city on Tuesday morning when he went outside his bunker and came under...
Industrialists may approach court against Haryana govt’s reservation law
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Haryana government's decision to notify a law providing 75 per cent reservation to locals in private jobs is now facing opposition from the industries'...
‘Overarchingly private..’: SC quashes criminal proceedings against SC/ST Act accused
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The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the criminal proceedings against a man convicted under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Granting quota in promotion to SCs/STs won’t hamper efficiency: Centre to SC
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The Central government has told the Supreme Court that granting reservation in promotion to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe employees would not adversely affect the efficiency...