Dalit and tribal organizations have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ today. The demand is that a new law be passed on reservation for SC-ST and OBC and the Supreme Court should withdraw or reconsider its recent quota-in-quota decision. The Aarakshan Bachao Sangharsh Samiti says that this decision violates the constitutional rights of Scheduled Castes and
The central government has taken a U-turn on lateral entry. There is no doubt that some important posts in the country should be filled by non-IAS and experienced people who have progressed in a particular field in their life and have gained such experience which is not possible for an officer. From a practical point
Currently, Scheduled Castes (SC) get 15% reservation and Scheduled Tribes (ST) get 7.5% reservation in the country. After the decision of the Supreme Court, only within this 22.5% reservation for SC and ST castes, the state governments will be able to decide a separate quota for the weaker sections of SC and ST. Suppose in
The Supreme Court on Thursday approved the grant of quota to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe category. A seven-member Constitution bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud delivered the verdict with a majority of 6:1. The court said that a new sub-category can be created within the SC-ST category and separate reservation can be given