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SC comes down hard on challenges to PMLA by accused seeking reliefDealing with a batch of petitions by accused in the purported 2,000 crore Chhattisgarh liquor scam case, an approach similar to what started in the year 2018 was noticed by a vacation bench of Justices..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Foul language not enough to impose SC/ST Act case: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Friday held that using foul or abusive language against a member of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes would not be sufficient in itself to slap a case against a person under..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Govt: Manipur violence due to crackdown on illegal migrantsThe Centre and Manipur government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the genesis of ethnic violence in the state was the crackdown on illegal Myanmar migrants' illicit poppy cultivation and drug..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Karnataka quota rejig irks SC groups; BS Yediyurappa home attackedAn agitation by members of the Banjara and Bhovi communities against the internal reservation for the Scheduled Castes announced by the state government last week turned violent Monday as they targeted..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Hathras case: Life term for key accused, 3 let offMore than two years after it made headlines across the country, a special SC/ST court in UP's Hathras district on Thursday convicted the main accused but acquitted three others of all charges in the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Remarks on CM: YSRTP chief Sharmila detained again, shifted to HyderabadSpeaking to reporters here, she said her party would move the high court again for permission to resume her stalled padayatra and questioned the BRS government if women in the state had the democratic..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Foes in Kerala but friends here...': PM Modi's dig at Left-Congress alliance in TripuraPM Modi was addressing a public rally in Radhakishorepur and he said that the governments, which ruled Tripura for years, made the life of people, including the poor, Scheduled Tribes (STs), women and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Govt committed to judge social diversity: RijijuThe government remains committed to social diversity in appointment of judges in the higher judiciary and has been requesting the chief justices of high courts that due consideration be given to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
HC: Merely naming caste not an offence under SC/ST ActMerely taking the name of the caste of the victim would not make it an offence under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless it is with an intention..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Chhattisgarh cabinet okays draft bills to hike quotaThe Chhattisgarh cabinet on Thursday approved two draft bills for enhancing quota for Scheduled Tribes (STs), Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and for providing reservation for..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Gujarat assembly election: Why BJP, Congress are focusing on these 27 seatsOf the total 182 assembly seats, 13 are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 27 for Scheduled Tribes (STs), who are also called Adivasis. There are 13 other seats which get influenced by tribal..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Bihar: Locals burn woman alive for alleged witchcraft', attack copsAfter neighbours suspected her of being a witch, a woman from the Scheduled Caste (SC) community was set ablaze at her home in Gaya district, Bihar.DNA - Published | |
Karnataka eyes Schedule 9 route to breach 50% quota ceilingWith an eye on polls next year in Karnataka, the state government decided on Friday to increase quotas for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/STs) by 2% and 4%, respectively, after seeking a..IndiaTimes - Published | Govt panel to study giving SC status to Dalit convertsAhead of the hearing in Supreme Court where it has to give its opinion on according Scheduled Caste status to Dalits who have converted to Islam and Christianity, the Centre on Friday appointed a..IndiaTimes - Published |
BJP MLA Ramapati Shastri appointed pro-tem speaker of Uttar PradeshAfter the 2017 poll victory of the saffron party, Shastri was given the portfolio of social welfare and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe welfare.DNA - Published | Rajasthan Cabinet Reshuffle: 15 new ministers to take oath today, Sachin Pilot faction gets 5 berthsAshok Gehlot's cabinet reshuffle will see more faces from the Scheduled Caste category and will also see some ministers from the Sachin Pilot campDNA - Published |
‘SC-ST Act case can be quashed in case of fair compromise’The Supreme Court has said oppression of SCs and STs by upper castes is a “depressing reality” but ruled that if a fair compromise is reached between the victim and the accused prior to conviction..IndiaTimes - Published | Make SCs, STs active stakeholder in court proceedings, says SCObserving that people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes continue to “face insurmountable hurdles in accessing justice from the stage of filing the complaint to the conclusion of the..IndiaTimes - Published |
SC reserves judgement on issue of grant of reservation in promotion to SCs/STsThe Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its judgement on the issue of the grant of reservation in promotion to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in government jobs. A three-judge bench..IndiaTimes - Published | Displaying Holy Cross no ground to cancel Scheduled Caste certificate, says Madras HCCan a Holy Cross and other religious symbols and practices displayed by a dalit be cited to cancel his/her Scheduled Caste certificate? No, said the Madras high court, calling it a “bureaucratic..IndiaTimes - Published |
Presence of SCs, STs in govt jobs still inadequate, Centre tells Supreme CourtA day after being asked to submit data on representation of Scheduled and Scheduled Tribes in central government to justify reservation in promotion, the Centre on Wednesday placed data of 19..IndiaTimes - Published | No OBC information in 2021 census as 2011 caste data unusable: GovernmentThe Centre Thursday told the Supreme Court it has decided not to enumerate Other Backward Castes as part of the 2021 Census as taking a headcount of castes other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled..IndiaTimes - Published |
Cong slams Modi govt for denying Scheduled Tribe tag to 6 Assam communitiesIndiaTimes - Published | RS passes bill to amend Scheduled Tribe list relating to Arunachal PradeshIndiaTimes - Published |
HC cancels caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet RanaThe Bombay High Court on Tuesday cancelled the caste certificate issued to Amravati Lok Sabha member Navneet Kaur Rana, saying it was obtained fraudulently using fabricated documents, and directed her..IndiaTimes - Published | |
