[Women’s Reservation Bill] Government introduces ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ in Lok Sabha
Today is a “historic moment for women empowerment” says Prime Minister.
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Reserved category candidates can compete in unreserved category for PSC’s recruitment process based on merit, even after availing age and fee relaxation: Calcutta High Court
The instant matter involved a dispute over the preparation of a merit list for government posts in West Bengal, with a focus on the treatment of candidates from reserved categories who had availed age and fee relaxations.
2023 SCC Vol. 7 Part 4
Constitution of India — Arts. 14, 15 and 16 — Reservation — Sub-classification: T.N. Special Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions including
Karnataka HC upholds State Government’s February circular clarifying manner of reservation under Art. 371-J for candidates of Kalyana-Karnataka region
The Court in an extraordinary measure, also issued directions regarding vacancies pertaining to the Assistant Engineers posts
Delhi HC dismisses petition of a person suffering from ‘locomotor disability’ seeking to pursue MBBS course under PWD category
“Rejection of the disability contained the reason that the petitioner is suffering with Locomotor Disability which is a physical disability and the same is assessed as zero per cent, so no certificate is provided to the petitioner with respect to the disability suffered by him.”
Delhi High Court directs GGSIPU, State Government to ensure 5% reservation to specially abled persons in all educational institutions
“Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and the State Government are directed to ensure that in all educational institutions, the statutory provisions governing the field under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 are followed and 5% reservation is provided to specially abled persons.”
‘Neighbourhood Criteria’ not to be followed strictly by schools for admissions under EWS or DG category: Delhi High Court
In cases of admission under the Economically Weaker Section category or Disadvantaged Group category, the schools must not insist upon following the neighbourhood criteria strictly. The Directorate of Education is directed to make endeavour, as far as possible, to allot schools which are nearest to the residence of the students.
Judiciary candidate by mistake applied as ‘Dependent of Freedom Fighter’; Allahabad High Court allows her to provisionally appear in mains exam
Allahabad High Court granted two weeks’ time to UPPSC to file a reply and the candidate one week thereafter to file a rejoinder affidavit
Reservation in favour of residents of a State permissible, but wholesale reservation unconstitutional; Supreme Court reiterates
Supreme Court said that the State Government may examine the data of last few years, to come to a realistic finding as to what should be the extent of these reservations. A wholesale reservation is not serving any purpose, rather it frustrates the very purpose of the reservation
Reservation Policies in India
Reservation as a concept is very wide. Different people understand reservation to mean different things. One view of reservation as a generic
Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Aniruddha Bose
Justice Aniruddha Bose who celebrates his 64th birthday today, had served the High Courts of Calcutta and Jharkhand as a Judge prior to being elevated to the Supreme Court in 2019.
HIGH COURT FEBRUARY 2023 ROUNDUP| 100+ Stories on Agnipath Scheme; Google LLC’s download warning; Medical Negligence; Money laundering; Reservation; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts in February 2023
“Student had obtained a seat in JIPMER, Puducherry surreptitiously and based on a false declaration”; Madras HC directs authorities to take necessary action
Madras High Court without cancelling the seat of the student, directed the respondents to take necessary action based on the declaration that the student had obtained a seat through a false declaration.
50 Landmark Judgments on Education Law by the Supreme Court and High Courts in 2022 [Part I]
by Siddharth R. Gupta† and Pushp Sharma††
Cite as: 2023 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 9
Can caste-based reservation be given to an individual if one converts to another religion; Madras High Court explains considering instant facts
Madras High Court: In a case filed by the petitioner- candidate seeking the reason for his non-selection as well as
‘Identifier for 10% Quota for EWS is economic deprivation; Social or educational backwardness irrelevant’: Key takeaways from Dissenting opinion
While Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela M Trivedi and JB Pardiwala, JJ wrote separate but concurrent opinions forming majority, S. Ravindra Bhat, J wrote the minority opinion for himself and U.U. Lalit, CJ.
Constitutionality of 10% Quota for EWS upheld in 3:2 verdict: Key takeaways from Majority Ruling including suggestion for prescribing time limit for reservation
While Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela M Trivedi and JB Pardiwala, JJ wrote separate but concurrent opinions forming majority, S. Ravindra Bhat, J wrote the minority opinion for himself and U.U. Lalit, CJ.
J&K and Ladakh HC | Petition challenging 4% reservation for Pahari Speaking People in State/UT Services dismissed as petitioners failed to qualify as ‘aggrieved persons’ for the purposes of Art 226
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deliberating over the instant writ petition concerning reservation provided to Pahari Speaking People, the
Patna High Court held seats reserved for OBC/EBC for municipal body election illegal; Directed State Election Commission to re-notify seats reserved for OBC treating them as general seats
Patna High Court: In a case relating to the reservation to the backward class category for the post of Councillors
J&K and Ladakh HC| J&K Reservation Act does not bar the admission of reserved category students in open merit, if they are found qualified
“The benefit of reservation must reach to the deserving candidate in the category and is not eaten away or affected by a candidate of reserved category, who on the strength of his merit, has equal or better merit than the merit of the candidate last admitted in the professional course in the general category”.