Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Current Affairs, GK & News
Apex court upholds SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 was legislated to protect the scheduled communities from harassment and atrocities. In March 2018, the Supreme court gave a judgement diluting the original act and it even granted anticipatory bail for those booked in the atrocity case. After huge protest, the government ..
Topics: Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes • Supreme Court of India
Cabinet approvals regarding Lok sabha seat reservations
The Union Cabinet approved the extension of the practice of seat reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled tribe. The reservation of seats in the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies was to expire in 2020. The cabinet approved extending the practice for another 10 years (till 2030). The Constitution provides for reservation of 84 seats ..
Topics: Decades • Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of India • History of the Republic of India • Lok Sabha • Ninety-fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India • Parliament of India • Reservation • Reservation in India • Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes • Units of time
New Tribes Under ST List
On 15 June 1999, the Government of India has laid down the modalities for determining the inclusion and exclusion and other modifications in the Orders specifying list of Scheduled Tribes. All actions are taken with respect to proposals of State/UT Governments for the communities demanding Scheduled Tribes status as per the modalities. These modalities are ..
Topics: Adivasi • India • Indian caste system • National Commission for Scheduled Tribes • Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
3-judge Supreme Courtbench to review 2018 SC/ST Act Judgement
The Supreme Court has referred the Centre’s plea seeking review of the verdict which had virtually diluted provisions of arrest under the SC/ST Act to the three-judge bench. What was the verdict of Supreme Court? The Supreme Court in its verdict had diluted the provisions citing gross misuse by complainants. The Supreme Court had noted ..
Topics: Caste • Caste system • Caste-related violence in India • Human rights in India • Indian caste system • Indian society • Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act • Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes • Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court upholds validity of Karnataka government’s law for reservation in promotion and seniority to SC and ST employees
The Supreme Court has recently upheld the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Extension of Consequential Seniority to Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation (to the Posts in the Civil Services of the State) Act, 2018. The new Karnataka 2018 law grants reservation in promotion and seniority to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) ..
Topics: Adivasi • Court Cases Related to Reservation in India • India • Indian caste system • Indian society • Karnataka • Reservation in India • Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act • Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes • Supreme Court of India