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433 Islamabad, May 28 A Hindu lawmaker in Pakistan has submitted a bill in the lower house of Parliament seeking that religious minorities in the country be constitutionally referred to as non-Muslims to end the discrimination and establish equality and justice for every citizen. Keeso Mal Kheeal Das, a member of the National Assembly from the Opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, approached the National Assembly with a private member bill under rule 118 of the Rules of Procedu...

The President’s inclusion of classes and communities in the Central List for SEBC “shall be deemed to include SEBCs in relation to each State and Union Territory”.

What was the Supreme Court’s opinion on the debate around the 102nd Constitution Amendment?

It does not make sense that in a society with the age of majority and right to be elected to Parliament at 18, a person is regarded as unfit to cast a vote. JULY 2019 to September 2019 was a momentous period for our young citizens because, in response to several youth-led initiatives, the government in Parliament secured passage of the Constitution (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act A1603) to make the following four changes to our electoral laws: > Article 119(1) was amended to lower the voting age from...

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...

SC verdict on Wednesday on validity of Maratha reservation law Updated: Updated: Bench asked other States too to make their stand clear on 50% boundary in quota Share Article Bench asked other States too to make their stand clear on 50% boundary in quota The Supreme Court on Wednesday will pronounce its judgment on the constitutional validity of the Maratha reservation law which leads to quota in the State in excess of the 50% ceiling limit. The Constitution Bench is led by Justice Ashok Bhusha...

SC asks States to make it clear whether reservation should remain within 50% or not Updated: Updated: March 08, 2021 19:33 IST It decided to examine whether its nearly three-decade-old judgment, which fixed quota for the marginalised and the poor in government jobs and educational institutions at 50%, needs a re-look. Share Article AAA It decided to examine whether its nearly three-decade-old judgment, which fixed quota for the marginalised and the poor in government jobs and educational insti...

Bench to await judgment in Maratha quota case The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred hearing a challenge to the Tamil Nadu reservation law, which allows 69% quota in State government jobs and educational institutions. A Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy decided to wait till a Constitution Bench pronounces its judgment in the Maratha quota case. The five-judge Constitution Bench, also led by Justice Bhushan, is scheduled from March 8 to examine the validity of the Maharashtra...