sub-classification

UP bypolls: BSP to fight all 10 assembly seats, announces Mayawati

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UP bypolls: BSP to fight all 10 assembly seats, announces Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday announced that her party will field candidates in all the 10 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where bypolls are going to be held. The Election Commission is yet to declare the schedule for the by-elections to Karhal, Milkipur, Katehari, Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Meerapur, Phulpur, Majhawan and Sisamau … Read more

‘States can sub-classify Scheduled Castes for quota purposes’

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‘States can sub-classify Scheduled Castes for quota purposes’

New Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday held that sub-classification among the Scheduled Castes “for giving more beneficial treatment” is permissible in law. The majority (6-1) verdict was passed by a seven-member bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. SC made it clear that states will have to justify the sub-classification “on the basis … Read more