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Five must-reads on sub-classification within reserved categories
A revisiting of the Chinnaiah judgement raises questions about sub-classification in reservations for Scheduled Castes
22nd Feb 2024
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‘The battle of backwardness within backwardness’
The top court's reconsideration of a 20-year-old judgement could be pivotal in clarifying that caste can also be a class category
12th Feb 2024
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Equality among equals: five must-reads on the necessity of affirmative action
In the wake of the passing of the Women’s Reservation Bill, we curate some thought-provoking reads on the true intent of affirmative action
25th Oct 2023
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2022 Supreme Court Review: Reservations
Judgments on various reservation policies this year provided little clarity on what this affirmative action measure is meant to accomplish.
28th Dec 2022
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SCO Daily: Live-streaming Begins, EWS Reservation Judgment Reserved
A historic first in SC Livestreaming, three Constitution Bench developments, addition of a Fourth Constitution bench announced.
28th Sep 2022
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SCO Daily: Union Begins Arguments in EWS Reservations and the Hijab Ban
Union argued that the Hijab Ban promoted equality. In the EWS Challenge, they argued that the 50% reservation limit applied only for SC/STs.
20th Sep 2022
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SC Daily Update: Karnataka Hijab Ban and Constitution Bench EWS Hearing
Advocate Shadan Farasat argued that backward classes are more likely to be economically weaker and can't be excluded from EWS Reservations.
15th Sep 2022
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SC Daily Update: Challenge to Reservations for Economically Weaker Citizens
Hearings in the challenge to reservation for economically backward citizens began. Key questions on the purpose of reservations were raised.
13th Sep 2022
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SCO Weekly Update: Hijab Ban, EWS Reservations, Constitution Benches, Siddique Kappan Bail
SCO's video recap of the last week discusses the major highlights of the week, and what to expect going forward.
9th Sep 2022
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Constitution Benches Settle on Five Cases to be Heard in September
The cases involve questions of Reservations, Remission, Taxation and Service Rules.
30th Aug 2022
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Creamy Layer: Court in Review
SC/ST/OBC individuals belonging to the 'creamy layer' are not eligible for certain types of reservations.
26th Mar 2022
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SCO Explains: Discussing Data in Reservation Policies with Dr. Anup Surendranath
We discuss the Supreme Court's demand for data in reservations policies and the implications of this demand with Dr. Anup Surendranath.
21st Mar 2022
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State of Punjab v Davinder Singh
The Supreme Court will decide if sub-classification of the SCs and STs is constitutionally permissible and if states have the power to create these sub-classifications
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Last Updated: 20200827
Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, B.R. Gavai J, Vikram Nath J, B.M. Trivedi J, Pankaj Mithal J, Manoj Misra J, S.C. Sharma J