Reservation

Karnataka to raise SC/ST quota, total reservation to go over 50%

To give legal protection to this decision, it was decided to include it in Schedule 9 of the Constitution and to consult the Legal Minister, Law Commission, constitutional experts and advocate general regarding its implementation

Telangana government orders to increase Scheduled Tribes reservation quota to 10%

A bill on the 10 per cent reservation was passed by the Telangana Assembly in April 2017 and it was sent to the Centre for obtaining the President's assent, which still remains pending

Punjab govt introduces reservation for SC in posts of law officers

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said 58 new posts of law officers being created in the Advocate General's office will be reserved for Scheduled Caste

Quota in promotion: Centre asks departments to collect data on inadequacy of representation of SCs, STs

The Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Forum had in January urged the DoPT to immediately resume long-stalled promotions for its members

Madras High Court upholds 7.5 per cent reservation for government school students in medical colleges

Madras High Court was hearing a batch of petitions filed by private school students challenging the constitutionality of the Tamil Nadu Admission to undergraduate courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on preferential basis to students of Government Schools Act, 2020

SC/ST reservation in NDA: Social revolution does not come overnight, says SC

With the present allotment of 10 women candidates per course in NDA, that is 20 per year the women cadre in these arms will witness a growth of 5 per cent from the existing 15 per cent to 20 per cent, the affidavit has said

Shout with anger and demand 50% reservation in judiciary, CJI NV Ramana tells women lawyers

The CJI said that it is an issue of thousands of years of suppression and women are entitled to the reservation and added, "It's a matter of right, and not a matter a charity."

Not going to reopen cases on grant of reservation to SCs and STs, states to decide on implementation: Supreme Court

Taking up pleas pertaining to alleged hurdles in granting reservation in promotions to SCs and STs, a three-judge bench directed the Advocate on Records of states to identify and flag unique issues

Fully vaccinated Mumbaikars can travel in local trains from 15 August, says Uddhav Thackeray; check details here

However, the local railway services will be open for only those persons who have completed 14 days after the second dose of the vaccine, he added.

No decision on exempting IITs from faculty reservation, Ramesh Pokhriyal tells Rajya Sabha

The committee formed to look into the matter submitted its report last June and it was circulated to all the ministries concerned and their comments have been received, the Union Education Minister said