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Bengal Removes 77 Muslim Communities From OBC List, Shrinks Quota
After the BJP government came to power in May, it said it would revoke the recognition of 77 Muslim communities that were given OBC status during the Trinamool rule. At the same time, OBC reservation would be reduced from 10 per cent to 7 per cent.
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BJP's Punjab Rally Signals OBC Outreach Is Top Priority Before Elections
The BJP appears to be attempting a structural shift in Punjab by building a broader coalition among non-traditional voter groups, particularly OBC communities
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'If Parents Are IAS Officers, Why Reservation For Their Children?': Supreme Court
Before the case reached the Supreme Court, the authorities noted that both parents were government employees and that their combined income exceeded the prescribed creamy layer threshold
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Congress, BJP Clash As OBC Reservation Hearing Deferred Yet Again
The Congress accused the BJP of deliberately delaying the case to deny OBCs their constitutional rights, while the BJP hit back, alleging a conspiracy to mislead the OBC community with "false narratives".
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Supreme Court Asks Calcutta High Court Not To Proceed In OBC List Matter
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the West Bengal OBC list matter for four weeks, clarifying that the Calcutta High Court must not proceed with any further hearings while the case is pending before the top court.
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In OBC Quota Row, Supreme Court Setback For Revanth Reddy's Government
The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon knocked back a Telangana government plea challenging the High Court's interim stay on expanded reservations - past the 50 per cent cap set by the top court in the 1992 Indra Sawhney case - for OBC communities.
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Case Under NSA In Caste Humiliation Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur has taken a suo motu cognizance of the shocking caste humiliation incident in Sataria village of Damoh district, where an OBC man was forced to wash and drink water from an upper-caste person's feet.
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56% OBCs Stand When Upper Castes Pass: Madhya Pradesh To Court In Quota Case
The Madhya Pradesh government's affidavit in the Supreme Court in the OBC reservation opens with a contradiction
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Daily Hearings In Madhya Pradesh's OBC Quota Case And Its Big Complications
The Supreme Court will begin day-to-day hearings on Madhya Pradesh's move to grant 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Castes or OBCs. The hearings will begin on October 8.
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Himachal Cabinet Okays OBC Quota In Urban Local Body Elections
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday decided to introduce reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Urban Local Bodies in the upcoming elections and gave nod to operation of lotteries in the state.
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Supreme Court Relief For Mamata Banerjee On High Court's "Suprising" OBC Order
The Calcutta High Court interim stay on notifications issued by the West Bengal government - with regard to reservations for Other Backward Classes, or OBCs - was "surprising" and "prima facie erroneous", the Supreme Court said Monday morning.
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"BJP, Congress Only Care About Votes": BRS Leader K Kavitha To NDTV
Ms Kavitha's remarks come amid growing pressure on the BJP and Congress to take a clear stand on caste census and OBC reservations.
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Supreme Court Seeks Madhya Pradesh Reply On 27% OBC Quota Implementation
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Madhya Pradesh government to file reply by July 4 on a petition seeking implementation of 27 per cent Other Backwards Classes (OBC) quota in the state.
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'What If It's Intercaste Marriage?' Top Court On OBC Certificate Rules Plea
The Supreme Court on Monday directed all states and Union Territories to file their replies over a petition seeking to issue Other Backwards Class (OBC) certificates to children of single mothers from that community.
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking 27% OBC Quota Implementation In Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to urgently list a petition seeking implementation of 27% reservation quota for Other Backward Classes or OBC communities in Madhya Pradesh.
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Bengal Removes 77 Muslim Communities From OBC List, Shrinks Quota
After the BJP government came to power in May, it said it would revoke the recognition of 77 Muslim communities that were given OBC status during the Trinamool rule. At the same time, OBC reservation would be reduced from 10 per cent to 7 per cent.
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BJP's Punjab Rally Signals OBC Outreach Is Top Priority Before Elections
The BJP appears to be attempting a structural shift in Punjab by building a broader coalition among non-traditional voter groups, particularly OBC communities
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'If Parents Are IAS Officers, Why Reservation For Their Children?': Supreme Court
Before the case reached the Supreme Court, the authorities noted that both parents were government employees and that their combined income exceeded the prescribed creamy layer threshold
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Congress, BJP Clash As OBC Reservation Hearing Deferred Yet Again
The Congress accused the BJP of deliberately delaying the case to deny OBCs their constitutional rights, while the BJP hit back, alleging a conspiracy to mislead the OBC community with "false narratives".
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Supreme Court Asks Calcutta High Court Not To Proceed In OBC List Matter
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the West Bengal OBC list matter for four weeks, clarifying that the Calcutta High Court must not proceed with any further hearings while the case is pending before the top court.
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In OBC Quota Row, Supreme Court Setback For Revanth Reddy's Government
The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon knocked back a Telangana government plea challenging the High Court's interim stay on expanded reservations - past the 50 per cent cap set by the top court in the 1992 Indra Sawhney case - for OBC communities.
-
Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Case Under NSA In Caste Humiliation Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur has taken a suo motu cognizance of the shocking caste humiliation incident in Sataria village of Damoh district, where an OBC man was forced to wash and drink water from an upper-caste person's feet.
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56% OBCs Stand When Upper Castes Pass: Madhya Pradesh To Court In Quota Case
The Madhya Pradesh government's affidavit in the Supreme Court in the OBC reservation opens with a contradiction
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Daily Hearings In Madhya Pradesh's OBC Quota Case And Its Big Complications
The Supreme Court will begin day-to-day hearings on Madhya Pradesh's move to grant 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Castes or OBCs. The hearings will begin on October 8.
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Himachal Cabinet Okays OBC Quota In Urban Local Body Elections
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday decided to introduce reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Urban Local Bodies in the upcoming elections and gave nod to operation of lotteries in the state.
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Supreme Court Relief For Mamata Banerjee On High Court's "Suprising" OBC Order
The Calcutta High Court interim stay on notifications issued by the West Bengal government - with regard to reservations for Other Backward Classes, or OBCs - was "surprising" and "prima facie erroneous", the Supreme Court said Monday morning.
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"BJP, Congress Only Care About Votes": BRS Leader K Kavitha To NDTV
Ms Kavitha's remarks come amid growing pressure on the BJP and Congress to take a clear stand on caste census and OBC reservations.
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Supreme Court Seeks Madhya Pradesh Reply On 27% OBC Quota Implementation
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Madhya Pradesh government to file reply by July 4 on a petition seeking implementation of 27 per cent Other Backwards Classes (OBC) quota in the state.
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'What If It's Intercaste Marriage?' Top Court On OBC Certificate Rules Plea
The Supreme Court on Monday directed all states and Union Territories to file their replies over a petition seeking to issue Other Backwards Class (OBC) certificates to children of single mothers from that community.
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking 27% OBC Quota Implementation In Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to urgently list a petition seeking implementation of 27% reservation quota for Other Backward Classes or OBC communities in Madhya Pradesh.
