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CHENNAI – A total of 34 DMK lawmakers will be sworn in as ministers at Raj Bhavan May 7 morning, including DMK president M.K. Stalin as the next chief minister. Governor Banwarilal Purohit May 6 released the list of lawmakers who will be appointed as ministers and their portfolios. According to Raj Bhavan, Stalin had sent a list of persons to be appointed as ministers along with their portfolios May 6. Stalins cabinet will have two women. The ministerial list does not include Stalins son U...

NEW DELHI: Slamming Modi government for ignoring their warnings, opposition MPs and OBC leaders have demanded that the Centre amend the 102nd constitutional amendment Act to restore the exclusive powers of states to identify backward castes. The opposition MPs are livid in the wake of the Supreme Courts Wednesday judgment that interpreted the amendment which granted the National Commission for Backward Classes the constitutional status but altered the system of identifying OBCs. "We repeatedl...

Why the Maratha quota case in Supreme Court is about more than just the 50% limit to reservations Why the Maratha quota case in Supreme Court is about more than just the 50% limit to reservations At the heart of petitions challenging the Maratha quota is the federal question of whether states have the right to identify backward classes. A participant in a rally to demand quotas for the Maratha community. | Mridula Chari On March 26, a five-judge Constitution bench of the S...

Apex court strikes down Maharashtra law on grant of quota to Marathas May 05, 2021 × It also declined to revisit its 1992 Indira Sawhney judgment, which fixed the reservation limit at 50 per cent. A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously declared a Maharashtra law that provides reservation benefits to the Maratha community, taking the quota limit in the State above 50 per cent unconstitutional. The Bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan found no “exceptiona...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, by a majority 3:2, on Wednesday held the 102nd Constitutional amendment, which also led to setting up of National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), took away states power to identify socially and educationally backward classes under their territory for grant of quota in jobs and admissions. The 102nd Constitution amendment Act of 2018 inserted Articles 338B, which deals with the structure, duties and powers of the NCBC, and 342A which deals with power of the...

The Supreme Court verdict on Wednesday in the Maratha quota case shows that the Opposition’s fears about the 102nd Constitution amendment have come true.

In Maratha case, SC holds fast to quota ceiling and requires special reasons to exceed it

NEW DELHI: In an important decision which could have wider ramifications, the Supreme Court by a majority declared on Wednesday that only the President (read the Centre) can take decisions on declaring socially and educationally backward communities for granting reservation and upheld the 102nd constitutional amendment denuding the power of states in this regard. A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat was una...

SCs verdict quashing Maratha quota may have bigger political ramifications SECTIONS Share Synopsis Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, while calling the SC decision “unfortunate” said in a press release: “With folded hands, I request the Prime Minister and the President to take an urgent decision.” Agencies The state government immediately went into a huddle after the judgement on Wednesday and in a hurriedly-called press conference. The Supreme Court quashing the Maharashtra g...

May 06, 2021 00:02 IST Updated: May 06, 2021 00:02 IST Updated: May 06, 2021 02:00 IST In Maratha case, SC holds fast to quota ceiling and requires special reasons to exceed it Share Article AAA In Maratha case, SC holds fast to quota ceiling and requires special reasons to exceed it In striking down the separate reservation given to Maharashtra’s Maratha community, the Supreme Court has underscored the importance of adhering to the 50% limit on total reservation, as well as the need to jus...