Those who benefited from reservations should make way for more backward persons, says Supreme Court
The court asked whether children of civil service officers from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes should continue availing reservation.
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The court asked whether children of civil service officers from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes should continue availing reservation.
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States have argued that despite reservation, some castes are grossly underrepresented in comparison with the so-called dominant Scheduled Castes. They want to create a separate quota for such castes within the SC quota.
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the question whether a sub-classification is permissible within the scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled tribes (STs) for providing benefits of affirmative action.A 7-judge Constitution ...