SC strikes down caste-based discrimination in prisons, orders …
The verdict delivered by a Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud-led bench specifically addressed the entrenched discriminatory practices against marginalised communities,...
Crimes Against STs: Crimes against SCs went up 13% and against …
Dec 6, 2023 · NEW DELHI: The National Crime Records Bureau ’s ‘Crime in India’ report 2022 report brings into focus the vulnerability of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. With 57,582 cases registered for committing crime against Scheduled Castes (SCs) in 2022, the data reflects an increase of 13.1% over 2021 (50,900 cases).
Explained: Supreme Court’s verdict on sub-classification of SCs …
Aug 2, 2024 · In a landmark judgement, a seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday (August 1) reframed how the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) quota may operate — for the very first time since reservations were introduced in the Constitution in 1950.
Supreme Court verdict on sub-classification of SCs and STs today
Aug 1, 2024 · The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment Thursday on the question whether sub-classification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is permissible for the purpose of reservation. A seven-judge Constitution bench presided by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had on February 8, 2024, reserved its judgment on the reference made to it.
Not every ‘insult’ against SC/ST persons can be considered as …
Aug 23, 2024 · The Supreme Court held in a judgment on Friday (August 23, 2024) that not all insults and intimidatory comments aimed at a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe person would be an offence under...
Creamy layer among SCs, STs must be excluded from quota …
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that states must identify the ‘creamy layer’ within the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) and take them out of reservation.
Supreme Court Verdict on Caste Sub-Classification is a Landmark …
Sep 24, 2024 · The recent Supreme Court ruling permitting the subdivision of reservation quotas for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) marks a significant shift in India's approach to social justice policies.
Atrocities against members of SC/ST are not thing of past, says SC
Oct 29, 2021 · Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes specifically suffer on account of procedural lapses in the criminal justice system.
SC Allows for Sub-Classification of SCs and STs
Aug 1, 2024 · The Supreme Court of India in review judgement of Punjab and Haryana High Court, delivered a landmark verdict allowing states the authority to sub-classify reserved category groups, such as Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), for …
Supreme Court holds sub-classification of Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled …
Aug 1, 2024 · The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the power of States to sub-classify reserved category groups, viz. the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/STs), into different groups based on their inter se backwardness.