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An opportunity for the Court to reconsider the 50 percent reservation ceiling of ‘Indra Sawhney’

The Bihar government has appealed the High Court’s decision striking down amendments providing 65 percent reservation for backward classes

Sushovan Patnaik

31st Aug 2024

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Sub-classification within reserved categories: Judgement explainer

We breakdown key findings and observations of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold sub-classification within the reserved categories

R. Sai Spandana

16th Aug 2024

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sub-classification

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Five must-reads on sub-classification within reserved categories

A revisiting of the Chinnaiah judgement raises questions about sub-classification in reservations for Scheduled Castes

Sushovan Patnaik

22nd Feb 2024

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sub-classification

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‘The battle of backwardness within backwardness’

The top court's reconsideration of a 20-year-old judgement could be pivotal in clarifying that caste can also be a class category

R. Sai Spandana

12th Feb 2024

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Equality among equals: five must-reads on the necessity of affirmative action

In the wake of the passing of the Women’s Reservation Bill, we curate some thought-provoking reads on the true intent of affirmative action

Sushovan Patnaik

25th Oct 2023

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Reservation policies in India

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2022 Supreme Court Review: Reservations

Judgments on various reservation policies this year provided little clarity on what this affirmative action measure is meant to accomplish.

Gauri Kashyap

28th Dec 2022

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SCO Daily: Live-streaming Begins, EWS Reservation Judgment Reserved

A historic first in SC Livestreaming, three Constitution Bench developments, addition of a Fourth Constitution bench announced.

Gauri Kashyap

28th Sep 2022

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SCO Daily: Union Begins Arguments in EWS Reservations and the Hijab Ban

Union argued that the Hijab Ban promoted equality. In the EWS Challenge, they argued that the 50% reservation limit applied only for SC/STs.

Gauri Kashyap

20th Sep 2022

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SC Daily Update: Karnataka Hijab Ban and Constitution Bench EWS Hearing

Advocate Shadan Farasat argued that backward classes are more likely to be economically weaker and can't be excluded from EWS Reservations.

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SC Daily Update: Challenge to Reservations for Economically Weaker Citizens

Hearings in the challenge to reservation for economically backward citizens began. Key questions on the purpose of reservations were raised.

Ayushi Saraogi and Gauri Kashyap

13th Sep 2022

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SCO Weekly Update: Hijab Ban, EWS Reservations, Constitution Benches, Siddique Kappan Bail

SCO's video recap of the last week discusses the major highlights of the week, and what to expect going forward.

SCO Team

9th Sep 2022

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Constitution Benches Settle on Five Cases to be Heard in September

The cases involve questions of Reservations, Remission, Taxation and Service Rules. 

Ayushi Saraogi

30th Aug 2022

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State of Punjab v Davinder Singh

The Supreme Court held that sub-classification of the SC and ST categories is permissible and states have the power to create these sub-classifications

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