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In a plea opposing inclusion of Panchamasali Lingayat sub-sect in reservation quota available to Category 2A, the Karnataka High Court on Monday directed that the petitioner be provided State Backward...

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The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar Government has moved the Supreme Court to challenge Patna High Court’s May 4 order granting an interim stay on the caste-based

The Bihar Government today has moved the Supreme Court with a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the Patna High Courts May 4 order putting an interim stay on the caste-based survey in the...

Facing allegations that the survey is motivated to win the OBCs' support ahead of next year's election, the Biju Janata Dal dismissed the charge that political considerations had any bearing on the move.

The move to give away the Muslim quota to Vokkaligas and Lingayats is driven by electoral calculations, experts say.

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to accept the recommendation of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes extending backward caste status to Kodavas. The court quashed two government orders, in 2015 and in September 2021, rejecting the recommendations of the Commission.

Panel for backward classes starts functioning Post News Network Bhubaneswar: After 27 years, the Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes (OSCBC) Saturday started functioning in the state. Commission chairperson Justice (retired) Raghunath Biswal and other members Navaneeta Rath, Mitali Chinara and Prasanna Kumar Patra have taken over the charge Saturday. Justice Biswal said a database of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the state will be prepared soon. Deserving castes wi...