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U’khand HC orders quota for transgenders in edu institutions, public appointments
Can creamy layer be extended to SCs & STs too, asks CJI-led Supreme Court bench
Can reservation be continued in perpetuity, asks Supreme Court
UGC tells universities to put controversial quota system for teachers on hold
No interim order against ruling on ‘creamy layer’ in quota for SC, ST govt. staff in promotions: apex court
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U’khand HC orders quota for transgenders in edu institutions, public appointments

Moneycontrol.com
Sep 28, 2018
The Uttarakhand High Court directed the state government to provide reservation to transgenders in educational institutions and public appointments.
The high court gave the state government six months’ time to implement the decision. …

Can creamy layer be extended to SCs & STs too, asks CJI-led Supreme Court bench

Indianexpress.com
August 24, 2018
THE SUPREME Court on Thursday wondered if it could extend the concept of creamy layer, which currently applies to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) only, to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) too. …

Can reservation be continued in perpetuity, asks Supreme Court

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
August 24, 2018
New Delhi: Weighing the legality and desirability of introducing the “Creamy layer” elimination concept in reservation in promotion, the Supreme Court asked on Thursday whether the backwardness of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes would persist forever, requiring the perpetuation of quotas. …

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UGC tells universities to put controversial quota system for teachers on hold

The move to stop the department-wise distribution of quota comes after a meeting of NDA constituents with the PM.
Theprint,in
July 20, 2018
New Delhi: The ministry of human resource development Wednesday asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to put on hold its new quota plan for teachers till the Supreme Court issues its verdict in the matter. The court will take up the case Friday. …

No interim order against ruling on ‘creamy layer’ in quota for SC, ST govt. staff in promotions: apex court

Thehindu.com
July 11, 2018
The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that a seven-judge Bench may be constituted to examine whether a 2006 judgment by a five-judge Bench of the court interrupted the grant of quota in promotions.
A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra scheduled a batch of over 40 petitions on the question of referral to a seven-judge Bench on August 3. …

SC/ST quota in promotions also applies to states: Centre

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jun 14, 2018
NEW DELHI: The personnel department will issue a direction to all states to follow reservation for SC/STs in promotions in government jobs, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Wednesday, announcing a decision taken by an informal group of ministers.
Paswan said the Supreme Court’s nod to the Centre to resume quotas in promotions will be applicable to government jobs at the Centre and in states. “There was some confusion following queries as to whether the SC’s direction will be applicable only to the Central government. There is no confusion now. Both the Centre and states will follow the procedure of reservation in promotion,” the minister said. …

Supreme Court allows quota in SC/ST employees’ promotion until Constitution bench adjudicates on issue

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jun 5, 2018
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) today permitted the Centre to provide reservation in promotion for SC/ST employee as per law until the issue is adjudicated by its Constitution bench. At the same time, the SC didn’t clarify which law to follow.
The Centre told the bench that it was bound to give promotion to its employees, and that promotion has virtually come to a standstill after orders passed by various high courts. …

Panel to examine splitting of OBCs

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
Oct 3, 2017
NEW DELHI: Former Delhi high court chief justice G Rohini has been appointed to head a commission to examine the proposal for sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), an issue with significant political ramifications. The commission’s members include J K Bajaj, director of the Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai.
On Monday, the President gave his nod to the panel, which will seek to ensure the most backward get the benefits of reservation. …

OBC reservation: ‘Creamy layer’ bar may be raised to Rs 8 lakh/annum

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Aug 21, 2017
NEW DELHI: A ministerial panel is learnt to be taking a final look at a proposal which seeks to raise the income bar defining “creamy layer” for OBC reservation to Rs 8 lakh per annum. The Cabinet note sent by the social justice ministry has been lying with the government for nearly one year and is in the final stages of approval.
According to those in the know, it has been referred to a Group of Ministers for a second view before being sent to the Cabinet for government assent. …

Those found using fake caste certificate for education or employment will lose degree, job: Supreme Court

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 6, 2017,
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said anyone found guilty of using a forged caste certificate for getting education and employment will lose their degree and their job.
In addition, they will also be punished, said the top court.
In the case of employment, the top court said it doesn’t matter how long a person has held their job. …

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Man held for using fake certificate to claim job

Thehindu.com 
February 16, 2017
The Regional Office of the Civil Rights Enforcement Cell, Belagavi, has registered a criminal case against Sanjeev, son of Nagaraj Alur of Shivanand Nagar in Dharwad, for using a fake caste certificate to claim a government job, besides educational and monetary benefits. …

Brahmin adopted by SCs can get quota job, says Punjab and Haryana HC

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Feb 23, 2017
CHANDIGARH: Can a person avail the benefits of reservation under Scheduled Caste (SC) if he was born a Brahmin but was adopted and brought up by SC parents? In an order that will have wide-ranging ramifications, the Punjab and Haryana high court has held that such a person cannot be denied a government job under the reserved category. …

Cabinet approves inclusion/amendments in the Central List of Other Backward Classes notified in respect of 8 States

Nov 30, 2016
“The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to notify inclusion/Amendments in the Central List of Other Backward Classes notified in respect of States of Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand.
On the recommendation of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), a total of 2479 Entries for inclusion, including its synonyms, sub-castes, etc. in the Central List of Other Backward Classes have been notified in 25 States and 6 Union Territories. The last such notification was issued till September, 2016. Meanwhile more advices for inclusion of castes/communities and corrections in the existing list of OBCs for the State of Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand have been received from NCBC. Accordingly, a total of 28 changes recommended by NCBC in respect of 8 states including Jammu and Kashmir (15 new entries, 09 synonyms/sub-castes and 04 corrections) have been notified.
The changes will enable the persons belonging to these castes/ communities to avail the benefits of reservation in Government services and posts as well as in Central Educational Institutions as per the existing policy. They will also become eligible for benefit under the various welfare schemes, scholarships etc. being administered by the Central Government, which are at present available to the persons belonging to the Other Backward Classes.
Background
The NCBC was set up in pursuance to the Supreme Court judgement in the Indra Sawhney case as per the NCBC Act 1993. Section 9 (“Functions of the Commission”) of the NCBC Act 1993 states as under:
(i) The Commission shall examine requests for inclusion of any class of citizens as a backward class in the lists and hear complaints of over-inclusion or under-inclusion of any backward class in such lists and tender such advice to the Central Government as it deems appropriate.
(ii) The advice of the Commission shall ordinarily be binding upon the Central Government.”
(Source: pib website)

Supreme Court: 3 per cent quota for disabled must in all posts

Indianexpress.com
July 04, 2016
The court was ruling on two petitions which challlenged this policy in recruitment to state-run Prasar Bharati. S K Rungta, the only visually impaired senior counsel in the country, led the legal challenge.
QUASHING THE central government’s earlier orders on restricting reservation for the differently-abled in promotion to Group A and Group B posts, the Supreme Court has ruled that three per cent reservation shall be provided to them in all posts and services under the Government of India. …

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