Tag: Reservation
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Haryana Govt announces reservation for SC students in hostels
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also announced a Rs 25 lakh grant for the construction of the Trikal Samrasata Bhawan to be built in the Maharishi Valmiki Ashram.
October 7, 2022 -
Nirmala Sitharaman to review performance of credit and welfare schemes for SCs in public-sector banks today
Loans given to persons belonging to the SC community by the banks as well as under various loan schemes, such as Stand up India and Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana will be reviewed in the meeting.
September 27, 2022 -
False documents to avail EWS reservation will lead to termination: Govt
If a person avails the benefit of 10 per cent reservation under EWS category for a job on the basis of wrong information or documents, his services will be terminated, the government has warned.
September 22, 2022 -
Quality of education can’t be compromised by 100% reservation for teachers from district: SC
The top court judgment came on a batch of appeals filed by Jharkhand and some individuals against the Jharkhand High Court judgment, which quashed the notification.
August 2, 2022 -
BJP, Cong in MP take credit as SC allows OBC reservation in civic polls
Senior leaders of the BJP and the Congress in Madhya Pradesh welcomed the SC's decision saying, "justice prevailed", claiming that the initiative for providing reservation for OBCs was taken by their parties and accused each other of being anti-OBC.
May 18, 2022 -
Apex court quashed Madras HC observation on EWS in Medical Admissions
A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and B V Nagarathna said the high court should not have expressed such an opinion while hearing a contempt petition filed by the ruling DMK party in Tamil Nadu.
September 25, 2021 -
Madras HC warns of staying Govt Order on Vanniyar quota
The bench said, "We will hear the batch of petitions challenging the validity of the reservation in 10 days. But if the government wants to implement the quota even before the court decides its validity, then we have to stay any such move."
July 28, 2021 -
EWS reservation comes into force in Andhra Pradesh
According to the order, the gross annual family income should be below Rs 8 lakh to be eligible for EWS reservation, including from all sources of income such as salary, agriculture, business, profession and others prior to the year of application.
July 15, 2021 -
Bhim Army led by Chandrashekhar Azad takes out protest march against SC ruling on reservation
In a major judgement, on February 9, the Supreme Court ruled that reservation for appointments and promotions to public posts is 'not a fundamental right'.
February 16, 2020 -
Protest against Supreme Court ruling on job quotas
The protesters, led by former BJP MP, Dr Udit Raj, called the apex court’s decision violation of the Constitution and said that it is a step towards scrapping reservation.
February 12, 2020 -
Ruckus in LS over reservation verdict; Centre says ‘it’s SC order, has nothing to do with it’
The apex court, in its ruling on Friday, stated that there is 'no fundamental right which inheres in an individual to claim reservation in promotions', and also no court can order a state government to provide for reservation to SC/STs.
February 10, 2020 -
Reservation for jobs, promotions ‘not fundamental right’, states can’t be forced: SC
With the new judgement, the Supreme Court has overturned a 2012 ruling by the Uttarakhand High Court that directed the state to provide quotas to specified communities.
February 9, 2020 -
Maharashtra Assembly ratifies bill extending quota to backward classes today
The Constitution Amendment bill, which was passed by Parliament on December 11, has to be ratified by at least 50 per cent of the state assemblies before it is brought into force.
January 8, 2020 -
Centre seeks SC/ST quota verdict review
Attorney General KK Venugopal submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde that there are doubts on the correctness of the five-judge bench judgment in the Jarnail Singh case in 2018.
December 2, 2019 -
Andhra Pradesh passes law to reserve 75 per cent of private jobs for locals
According to the new law, in case the local candidates lack the skills for the job, the companies, in collaboration with the government, are required to provide the necessary training.
July 23, 2019 -
Bengal government clears 10 per cent reservation for EWS
The economically weaker section can apply for civil jobs once the notification is issued. There will also be reservation for EWS for admission to any educational institution. Both the Congress and the CPI-M hailed the decision.
July 3, 2019 -
Opposition hits Centre over reservation, asks where are jobs
Former Union Finance Minister Yahswant Sinha dubbed the move as jumla and questioned the government's intent, citing legal complexities and lack of time as the current session of Parliament is scheduled to end on Tuesday.
January 7, 2019