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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
22nd Feb 2024
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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
12th Feb 2024
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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.
28th Dec 2022
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Local Elections: SC Approves MP OBC Reservations Policy
Delayed local elections in Madhya Pradesh raised concerns at the SC about breakdown of democratic processes.
3rd Jun 2022
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SC Subverts Maharashtra’s Latest Attempt to Postpone Local Elections
With elections pending in nearly 2,500 local bodies, SC raps Maharashtra for abdicating its constitutional duty again.
4th May 2022
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Creamy Layer: Court in Review
SC/ST/OBC individuals belonging to the 'creamy layer' are not eligible for certain types of reservations.
26th Mar 2022
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SCO Explains: SC Order on OBC, EWS Reservations for PG NEET (2/4)
In this episode we explain the Court's Judgment and Order in the PG NEET Reservations case, and take you through main arguments.
3rd Feb 2022
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Monthly Review: January 2022
The Court engaged extensively with data for reservations, the rights of money laundering suspects, and the limits of legislative privileges.
31st Jan 2022
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SCO Explains: Reservations in PG NEET Courses (1/2)
In this episode, we explain why the Union had halted PG NEET Exams, the challenge to the OBC and EWS Reservations in PG NEET before the SC.
25th Jan 2022
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Week 4 at the SC (2022): The Reservation Battles Rage On
The SC issued two orders on reservation policies in PG medical entrance exams and municipal elections.
22nd Jan 2022
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SC Holds OBC Reservation in PG NEET Ensures Substantial Equality
DESK BRIEF: On Thursday, the Court issued an Order explaining its decision to permit reservations for OBCs in PG medical entrance exams.
21st Jan 2022
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SC Offers Hope for OBC Reservations in Maharashtra Municipal Elections
The Maharashtra government was directed to submit data justifying its OBC reservation policy to the State Commission for Backward Castes.
20th Jan 2022
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Neil Aurelio Nunes v Union of India
Having decided that seats in the All India Quota can be reserved for OBC candidates in January 2021, the SC will decide whether the Union government’s ₹8 lakh annual income criteria for determining EWS status in the forward castes is constitutional.
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Last Updated: 20211028
Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Surya Kant J