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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...

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

Supreme Court declares Maratha quota law unconstitutional Updated: Updated: May 09, 2021 00:56 IST A separate reservation for the Maratha community violates Articles 14 (right to equality) 21 (due process of law), says the top court. Share Article A view of the Supreme Court of India. File   | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan A separate reservation for the Maratha community violates Articles 14 (right to equality) 21 (due process of law), says the top court. A five-judge Constitution Bench of the...

Centre only can identify, include a community in SEBC list: SC ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Wed, May 5 2021 22:57 IST | ​ 5 Views Supreme Court. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, May 5 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said after the insertion of Article 342A in the Constitution, the Centre alone is empowered to identify Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC). It emphasised that the Centre could include a community in a list, which is supposed to be publish...

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...

How 9th Senate will achieve restructuring — Senator Folarin On Kindly Share This Story: Senator Teslim Folarin (APC-Oyo Central) has said that the 9th Senate would achieve restructuring by expunging `Exclusive List’ from the Constitution to allow devolution of powers. Addressing newsmen on Sunday during a Ramadan Lecture/Iftar in Ibadan, Folarin said that devolution of powers would allow states to develop at their own pace. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Folarin, a former Sen...

KINNESHA GEORGE-HARRY and COREY CONNELLY Economist Dr Vanus James has described the Draft Constitution Amendment Bill (Tobago Self Government Bill) as a "constitutional illusion." James, a Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) supporter, said the draft bill, currently made public by Parliaments Joint Select Committee for consideration, does not allow Tobagonians the equality they desire. In a recent interview, James told Newsday the promises in the explanatory note, that Tobagonians will be abl...

This file phot shows Prime Minister Imran Khan presiding over a meeting of the federal cabinet. — PPI/File ISLAMABAD: The cabinet on Tuesday consented to the decisions taken on March 31 by the cabinet committee on institutional reforms about the rationalisation of manpower running the federal government machinery. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms Dr Ishrat Hussain presented the recommendations of the committee regarding the volume of the federal government in...

Cabinet gives go-ahead to reforms in govt functioning The cabinet on Tuesday consented to the decisions taken on March 31 by the cabinet committee on institutional reforms about the rationalisation of manpower running the federal government machinery. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms Dr Ishrat Hussain presented the recommendations of the committee regarding the volume of the federal government in terms of employees, working mechanism, manpower in different minist...

The federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments on Monday questioned the maintainability of a set of petitions challenging the 25th Constitution Amendment. — Photo courtesy SC website/File ISLAMABAD: The federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments on Monday questioned the maintainability of a set of petitions challenging the 25th Constitution Amendment under which Fata was merged into KP on May 31, 2018. As a three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial took up the petitio...