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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | Court grants relief considering ranks and scores sufficient for Trainee Reserve Category in the Government College

Calcutta High Court: Moushumi Bhattacharya, J. decided on a petition which was filed being aggrieved by a notice cancelling a provisional eligibility

Published on March 5, 2022March 11, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | “Marrying a Christian man would not wipe off the benefit of reservation granted to a scheduled caste persons”, HC reiterates caste of a person is to be decided on the basis of birth

Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V, J., held that marrying a Christian man would not wipe off the benefit of a reservation

Published on February 8, 2022February 11, 2022By Editor_4
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Hot Off The PressNews

P&H HC | 75% employment reservation for locals; HC orders stay on controversial Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act

Punjab and Haryana High Court: By a momentous ruling, the Division Bench of Ajay Tewari and Pankaj Jain, JJ.,[i] imposed stay on

Published on February 3, 2022February 3, 2022By Editor_4
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Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

Supreme Court January 2022 Roundup: Probe in PM Modi’s Security Lapse; NEET UG/PG Reservation; Suspension of BJP MLAs; and more 

“Merit is not solely of one‘s own making. The rhetoric surrounding merit obscures the way in which family, schooling, fortune and a

Published on February 2, 2022February 2, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

AP HC| LGBTQ+ community’s right to reservation; Can a transgender claim to be appointed by reservation in spite of failure to secure minimum cut off marks in screening test? HC answers

Andhra Pradesh High Court: In a significant case wherein, a transgender had approached the Court seeking benefit of reservation for appointment in

Published on January 29, 2022April 21, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Persons with disability are a homogenous class irrespective of social classification; such classification can’t be impeached by linking it with Art. 16 or Art 15

Kerala High Court: N. Nagaresh, J., held that it is by virtue of the statute mandating reservation for disabled persons that persons

Published on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

P&H HC directs State to provide sports quota of 3% in Government Medical/Dental Colleges instead of 1% provided in policy decision. Such mandamus impermissible, holds SC

Supreme Court: Explaining the scope of writ jurisdiction, the bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that the State

Published on January 26, 2022January 28, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
1 Comment2899 views
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Reservation is not at odds with merit”; Here’s why SC upheld OBC reservation in NEET PG and UG Admissions in AIQ quota

Supreme Court: In a detailed judgment, the bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna, JJ has upheld the Constitutional validity of

Published on January 21, 2022January 28, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
2 Comments6014 views
Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Difficult Areas vis-a-vis Difficult Services, Issues of reservation and incentive marks; HC puts an end to the battle  between Doctors and State

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sujoy Paul and Arun Kumar Sharma, JJ., held that the Demonstrators and Tutors

Published on January 15, 2022January 14, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

No more uncertainty over fixation of percentage of reservation for OBC and SC/ST candidates; SC interprets Section 3 Second Proviso of CEI Act, 2006

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Hima Kohli, JJ has held that the formulae for fixing the percentage of

Published on January 14, 2022January 21, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

NEET 2021-22: Supreme Court allows Counselling with 27% Quota for OBCs and 10% Quota for EWS in All India Quota

Supreme Court: Considering the urgent need to commence the process of Counselling, the bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud* and AS Bopanna, JJ,

Published on January 7, 2022January 14, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Raj HC | State not to come in the way of performance of statutory obligation by the schools provided under the RTE Act, 2009

Rajasthan High Court: A Division bench of Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Farjand Ali granted interim relief against State’s directions to prohibit admission

Published on October 27, 2021November 4, 2021By Editor_4
1 Comment2361 views
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Nothing wrong with OBC Reservation for consecutive term for the office of Mayor; SC interprets Maharashtra Rules

Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao v. BR Gavai*, JJ has set aside the judgment of the Aurangabad bench of

Published on September 8, 2021September 16, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Born in a district of Bihar that’s now a part of Jharkhand? Here’s where you can claim reservation

Supreme Court: The bench of UU Lalit and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has held that such persons whose place of origin/domicile on or

Published on September 3, 2021September 10, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras HC on Reservation | Whether 10 % reservation of Economically Weaker Section can be provided in All India Quota medical seats without SC’s approval? Detailed Record

Madras High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjib Banerjee, CJ and P.D. Audikesavalu, J. while addressing the contempt petition, expressed that, Merely

Published on August 26, 2021September 3, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court directs Madhya Pradesh HC to immediately decide validity of 100% reservation in more than 600 P.G. medical seats

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and B. R. Gavai, JJ., directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court to immediately

Published on August 23, 2021September 3, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Can minority educational institution refuse admission to autistic child contravening statutory direction given before grant of minority status? Court answers

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of R.D. Dhanuka and R.I. Chagla, JJ., addressed a petition revolving around the Right to Education

Published on August 6, 2021August 12, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Legislation UpdatesNotifications

Government announces 27% reservation for OBCs, 10% for EWS in All India Quota for UG, PG medical, dental courses

On July 29, 2021, the Government has announced 27% reservation for the OBCs (Other Backward Classes) and 10% quota for the Economically

Published on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Kar HC | Karnataka becomes the first state in India to reserve jobs in public employment in favour of transgender persons

Karnataka Government on Wednesday decided in favour of 1% horizontal reservations to be given to the transgender community in government jobs, after

Published on July 22, 2021July 22, 2021By Editor_4
1 Comment2490 views
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Maratha Reservation unconstitutional| The timeline of the case and the 3 questions that received unanimous opinions of all 5 judges

“Sufficient and adequate representation of Maratha community in public services is indicator that they are not socially and educationally backward.”

Published on May 6, 2021May 8, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
1 Comment9622 views

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