OBCs, the beneficiaries of 27% reservation in Central Govt jobs, are not a monolith. Within the OBC are hundreds of castes, all at different levels of marginalisation. States have long sought to dice the OBC quota to ensure equity, but subcategorisation at the central level has seen difficulties
Their petition was one among a bunch of petitions that the apex court heard and gave its rulings on Tuesday. The Supreme Court has ruled out constitutional validity to same-sex marriages and observed that it is for Parliament to formulate legislation.
The Yutak Charitable Trust (YCT) community gathered at Sambhaji Udyan to express disappointment in SC verdict on same-sex marriage. They were joined by members of the Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA) and others.