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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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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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Local Elections: SC Approves MP OBC Reservations Policy

Delayed local elections in Madhya Pradesh raised concerns at the SC about breakdown of democratic processes.

Ayushi Saraogi

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.

Ayushi Saraogi

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.

Channel

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.

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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.

Ayushi Saraogi

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.

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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.

Gauri Kashyap and Ayushi Saraogi

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.

Gauri Kashyap

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.

Ayushi Saraogi

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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Next Hearing: September 7, 2022

Last Updated: 20211028

Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Surya Kant J

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