SC strikes down caste-based discrimination in prisons, orders …
WEB1 day ago · The court addressed the entrenched discriminatory practices against marginalised communities, including scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) in prisons The Supreme Court on Thursday ...
Supreme Court rejects pleas to review its SC quota order granting …
WEB6 hours ago · The August 1 ruling had by a 6:1 majority overruled the 2004 judgment in E V Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh that had held that Scheduled Castes constituted a homogeneous group and cannot be sub-categorised. The majority of judges had said “empirical evidence indicates that there is inequality even within the Scheduled Castes.
Rules promoting caste bias in jails struck down by Supreme Court
WEB1 day ago · Furthermore, the Constitution provides for the enumeration of certain castes and tribes as SCs and STs in order to facilitate protective discrimination and overall promote equitable distribution ...
SC rejects review petitions on Scheduled Castes sub-quota …
WEB8 hours ago · New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected review petitions challenging its ruling, which permitted the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SC) to allow separate quotas for the more backward communities within the SC categories. On August 1, a 7-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme …
Supreme Court rejects review petitions challenging order on sub ...
WEB6 hours ago · The petition contended that neither the state nor the central government has the power to classify or sub-classify Scheduled Castes, as this authority rests exclusively with the President and Parliament under Articles 341 and 342 of the Constitution.
SC rejects petitions seeking review of judgement allowing sub ...
WEB5 hours ago · The Supreme Court recently rejected the petitions seeking review of the Constitution Bench judgement that ruled that state has power to sub-classify Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs/STs). The order was delivered by the seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. "The review petitions are dismissed.
States empowered to make sub-classifications in SC, ST for quota ...
WEBThe Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that sub-classification within the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) is permissible. This judgment overrules the 2004 decision in EV...
Explained: Supreme Court’s verdict on sub-classification of SCs …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · In a landmark judgement, a seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday (August 1) reframed how the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) quota may operate — for the very first time since reservations were introduced in the Constitution in 1950.
Supreme Court verdict on sub-classification of SCs and STs today
WEBAug 1, 2024 · The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment Thursday on the question whether sub-classification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is permissible for the purpose of reservation. A seven-judge Constitution bench presided by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had on February 8, 2024, …
Supreme Court holds sub-classification of Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled …
WEBAug 1, 2024 · The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the power of States to sub-classify reserved category groups, viz. the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/STs), into different groups based on their inter se backwardness.