Latest Reservation News & Updates

Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) NCP(SP) Working President and MP, Supriya Sule, on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Central Government, questioning the delay in implementing the Women’s Reservation Bill. Speaking to reporters, Sule demanded to know why, despite the Bill being passed unanimously in 2023, women are still waiting for their 33 per cent representation in 2026.”This is a Delimitation Bill, not just reservation,” Sule exclaimed and expressed frustration over the linkage of women’s re…

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking implementation of the “creamy layer” principle within reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).A Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI), Surya Kant, and comprising Justices R. Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi sought responses from the Union government as well as state governments and Union Territory (UT) administrations in the matter, and tagged…

Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) The Congress party on Wednesday strongly criticised the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra for its decision to “cancel” all previous Government Resolutions (GR) and circulars regarding the issuance of caste certificates and caste validity certificates to persons falling under the Special Backward Category-A within the Muslim community. The party has claimed that the GR released by the government on Tuesday clearly means the reservation provided to the Muslim community has b…

Bhopal, Jan 30 (IANS) The Congress has accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Madhya Pradesh government of showing double standards and betraying the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from the 27 per cent reservation in the state government services. This allegation by the Congress is not new but a fresh attack as the lawyers representing the state government didn’t appear for a hearing regarding the matter in the Supreme Court on Thursday. The apex court has postponed the next hearing …

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and all state governments on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of the “creamy layer” principle in reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi sought responses from the Union government as well as all state governments on the writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by advocate…

Srinagar, Dec 27 (IANS) National Conference (NC) leader and MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, who has crossed swords with J&K CM Omar Abdullah on the reservation issue, said on Saturday that he cannot let the agitating students feel alone and will join their protests.Talking to reporters here, Ruhullah Mehdi said: “If the government fails to take students into confidence over the pending decision on the reservation issue, I will not hesitate to join their protest.””I have made a simple and straigh…