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A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said it would examine the validity of the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, which extended quota to SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and state assemblies by another 10 years

The Central government on Wednesday said the discussions on the Womens Reservation Bill will be initiated as it will be moved for passage in Lok Sabha during the day.

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 20) posted a batch of cases challenging the reservations provided for Scheduled Castes(SCs) and Scheduled Tribes(STs) communities in...

The court clarified that it will not delve into the validity of prior extensions granted for SC & ST reservations through earlier amendments

As per the statement of objects and reasons of the Bill, the role of women is extremely important to realise the goal of becoming 'Vikasit Bharat' by 2047.

India News: NEW DELHI: The Union government on Tuesday introduced a constitutional amendment bill aimed at reserving one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and s.

Amid speculations that the Womens Reservation Bill that seeks to reserve 33 per cent seats in Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women may be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, sources have said the ruling BJP is gearing up to make it a "grand occasion".

Notably, the Bill states that the reservation will come into effect once an exercise of delimitation is undertaken in the first census after the commencement of the Act

The bill be named Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.

The women's reservation bill has proposed that the reservation would continue for a period of 15 years and there will be quota for SC and STs within the reserved seats for women.The legislation however is unlikely to be implemented in the 2024 ...