Update : Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Bill

To enable the State to provide the fruits of reservation expeditiously to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) in the various government exams of the Government of India and in the admission to Educational Institutions, the articles 15(6) and 16(6) have ..

Short Note : 13 point Rooster

The 13-point rooster is a method employed to provide reservations in teaching posts in a University by taking discipline/subject as the unit, instead of accounting for the entire university. What is the 13-point rooster? The 13-point roster takes a department ..

Update- Caste Re-categorization in UP

Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot deemed the move of UP State Government to re-categorize 17 castes from Other Backward Castes (OBC) to Scheduled Castes (SC) as unconstitutional. Earlier on June 24, the Yogi Adityanath led ..

Maratha quota valid but should be reduced: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court (HC) upheld the reservation for Maratha community in government jobs and education constitutional valid but suggested to reduce the quota percentage from present 16% to 12-13%. Key Highlights of Judgment The reduced quota limit suggested by Bombay ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Short Note : Maratha Reservations

A division bench of the Bombay High Court delivered a crucial verdict on the Maratha Quota which was granted to the Marathas in by the State Government in Maharashtra. While the quota has been upheld, the quantum of reservation has ..

Supreme Court on Efficiency and Reservations in Promotions

Article 335 of the Indian Constitution deals states that the claims of the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be taken into consideration, consistently with the maintenance of efficiency of administration, in the making of appointments to services and ..