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Addressing Someone By Caste Not Offence If No Intent To Insult: High Court
The Allahabad High Court said addressing someone by their caste in the absence of any intent to insult does not constitute an offence under the law
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7-Year Jail, Heavy Fines: Maharashtra Passes Freedom Of Religion Bill
The Maharashtra assembly on Monday night passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement or marriage, by voice vote.
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"Are We Becoming A Regressive Society?" New UGC Equity Rules Stayed By Court
The University Grants Commission (UGC)'s new regulations have been put on hold by the Supreme Court amid widespread protests, especially by the general category students.
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Top Court Asks Centre To Frame Strict Law For Insults Against People With Disablities
Highlighting the need for a stringent law to protect the dignity of the disabled, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to consider framing a statute to make derogatory remarks ridiculing persons with disabilities a penal offence.
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AIBE 20 Admit Cards Available Soon, Check Exam Schedule, Syllabus
AIBE syllabus covers 19 subjects, with passing marks set at 45 percent for general and OBC, and 40 percent for SC, ST, and disabled.
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SC/ST Act Can't Be Used To Curtail Bank's Mortgage Rights: Delhi Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the provisions of the SC/ST Act relating to wrongful occupation or dispossession of land belonging to people from SC and ST cannot be used to prevent a bank from exercising its lawful mortgage rights.
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Congress To Move No-Confidence Motion Against BJP-Led Government In Odisha
The opposition Congress on Wednesday announced to bring No Confidence Motion against the BJP-led state government during the upcoming monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly, scheduled to begin from Thursday.
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Tamil Nadu Dalit Techie Murder: Case Transferred To Crime Branch Amid Outrage
The Tamil Nadu police have transferred the case involving the alleged honour killing of Dalit techie Kavin Selvaganesh to the Crime Branch - CID for a "fair and independent investigation".
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Opinion | Rohith Vemula And His 'Dalit' Identity: Reality vs Fiction
The law and policy for Scheduled Caste certification must accept matrilineal bloodline
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Opinion: Sub-Grouping SCs | 'Prioritise', Not Prefer, Treating More Injured
More than just a whimsical preferential treatment of one group over the other, at the heart of the debate is the question of which are the more injured groups that the state needs to prioritise for affirmative action.
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CLAT 2023: Last Date To Pay Application Fee Today At Consortiumofnlus.ac.in
CLAT 2023: The CLAT 2023 application fee for general category candidates is Rs 4,000 while it is Rs 3,500 for SC, ST and BPL category candidates. The CLAT application fee window is open at consortiumofnlus.ac.in
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Karnataka Cabinet Decides To Promulgate Ordinance To Hike Reservation For Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes
"Following the decision to enhance the SC/ST reservation, we introduced a bill to this effect before the cabinet, and it was decided to send it to the Governor to promulgate an ordinance," Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J C Madhuswamy said.
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against 69% Quota In Tamil Nadu On March 5
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on March 5 a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the 1993 Tamil Nadu law providing 69 per cent quota to scheduled castes (SCs), scheduled tribes (STs) and backward classes in admissions and government jobs in the state.
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No Need To Determine Creamy Layer In SC/ST: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said the government is of the view that there is no need to determine creamy layer in Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as these communities have been "extremely deprived" for years.
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Will Not Dilute Provisions Of Dalit Atrocities Law, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Thursday said it would not "dilute" the provisions of the SC/ST Act, 1989 and made it clear that its Constitution bench had already held that anticipatory bail could be granted in such matter if the courts feel that no prima facie case is made out.
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Addressing Someone By Caste Not Offence If No Intent To Insult: High Court
The Allahabad High Court said addressing someone by their caste in the absence of any intent to insult does not constitute an offence under the law
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7-Year Jail, Heavy Fines: Maharashtra Passes Freedom Of Religion Bill
The Maharashtra assembly on Monday night passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026, which has stringent provisions to prohibit religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud, inducement or marriage, by voice vote.
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"Are We Becoming A Regressive Society?" New UGC Equity Rules Stayed By Court
The University Grants Commission (UGC)'s new regulations have been put on hold by the Supreme Court amid widespread protests, especially by the general category students.
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Top Court Asks Centre To Frame Strict Law For Insults Against People With Disablities
Highlighting the need for a stringent law to protect the dignity of the disabled, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to consider framing a statute to make derogatory remarks ridiculing persons with disabilities a penal offence.
-
AIBE 20 Admit Cards Available Soon, Check Exam Schedule, Syllabus
AIBE syllabus covers 19 subjects, with passing marks set at 45 percent for general and OBC, and 40 percent for SC, ST, and disabled.
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SC/ST Act Can't Be Used To Curtail Bank's Mortgage Rights: Delhi Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the provisions of the SC/ST Act relating to wrongful occupation or dispossession of land belonging to people from SC and ST cannot be used to prevent a bank from exercising its lawful mortgage rights.
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Congress To Move No-Confidence Motion Against BJP-Led Government In Odisha
The opposition Congress on Wednesday announced to bring No Confidence Motion against the BJP-led state government during the upcoming monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly, scheduled to begin from Thursday.
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Tamil Nadu Dalit Techie Murder: Case Transferred To Crime Branch Amid Outrage
The Tamil Nadu police have transferred the case involving the alleged honour killing of Dalit techie Kavin Selvaganesh to the Crime Branch - CID for a "fair and independent investigation".
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Opinion | Rohith Vemula And His 'Dalit' Identity: Reality vs Fiction
The law and policy for Scheduled Caste certification must accept matrilineal bloodline
-
Opinion: Sub-Grouping SCs | 'Prioritise', Not Prefer, Treating More Injured
More than just a whimsical preferential treatment of one group over the other, at the heart of the debate is the question of which are the more injured groups that the state needs to prioritise for affirmative action.
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CLAT 2023: Last Date To Pay Application Fee Today At Consortiumofnlus.ac.in
CLAT 2023: The CLAT 2023 application fee for general category candidates is Rs 4,000 while it is Rs 3,500 for SC, ST and BPL category candidates. The CLAT application fee window is open at consortiumofnlus.ac.in
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Karnataka Cabinet Decides To Promulgate Ordinance To Hike Reservation For Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes
"Following the decision to enhance the SC/ST reservation, we introduced a bill to this effect before the cabinet, and it was decided to send it to the Governor to promulgate an ordinance," Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J C Madhuswamy said.
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against 69% Quota In Tamil Nadu On March 5
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on March 5 a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the 1993 Tamil Nadu law providing 69 per cent quota to scheduled castes (SCs), scheduled tribes (STs) and backward classes in admissions and government jobs in the state.
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No Need To Determine Creamy Layer In SC/ST: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said the government is of the view that there is no need to determine creamy layer in Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as these communities have been "extremely deprived" for years.
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Will Not Dilute Provisions Of Dalit Atrocities Law, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Thursday said it would not "dilute" the provisions of the SC/ST Act, 1989 and made it clear that its Constitution bench had already held that anticipatory bail could be granted in such matter if the courts feel that no prima facie case is made out.
