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The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing in a batch of pleas doubting the constitutionality of the caste-based survey conducted by the Bihar government last month. A bench of Justices...

In June 2019, the Bombay High Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Maratha quota under the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018.

Last time, after Maratha quota protests, BJP had failed to form govt in Maharashtra; presence of Maratha leaders Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar was meant to provide the party cushion

With barely any solution to Maratha quota in sight after SC quashed Maharashtra SEBC Act in 2021, it is set to turn into a 2024 polls issue, with Sharad Pawar and Ashok Chavan seizing on Jalna violence to target Fadnavis

Central Government files a new affidavit in the Bihar caste survey case, withdrawing the previous statement on census authority.

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The government, in response to a contempt petition alleging it has failed to provide reservations to the transgender community, said that the benefits of any of the existing reservations can be availed by trans persons.

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the transgender persons can avail the already earmarked reservations in jobs and educational admissions and there is no separate reservation being provided to them.In 2014, the top court directed ...

The Maharashtra Cabinet was previously functioning with 20 ministers against the maximum limit of 43 ministers.

The Telangana High Court has directed the Medical Counseling Commission to extend the benefit of third gender status, in addition to "Scheduled Caste" status in NEET PG 2023, to a transgender...