10% Reservation for Upper Caste Poor Challenged in SC, Petitioners Demand Quashing of Bill (Jan 10, 2019, News18.com)
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday, challenging the bill to provide 10 per cent reservation to general category poor in jobs and education.
The petition, filed by Youth for Equality organisation and Kaushal Kant Mishra, sought the quashing of the bill, saying that the economic criterion cannot be the sole basis for reservation.
The plea said the bill violates basic feature of the Constitution as reservation on economic grounds cannot be limited to the general categories and the 50 per cent ceiling limit cannot be breached.…
SEE ALSO:
- 10% Quota: Manifestation of Modi’s Desperation (Jan 10, 2019, News Click)
https://www.newsclick.in/10-quota-manifestation-modis-desperation - The 1993 SC Judgment Capping Quotas at 50%, Disallowing Them for the Poor (Jan 12, 2019, The Wire)
https://thewire.in/law/supreme-court-indra-sawhney-reservation - Mohan Bhagwat Threatened to Scrap Caste Quotas, Modi Has Started Doing It: Tejashwi Yadav After Meeting Maya (Jan 14, 2019, News18.com)
https://www.news18.com/news/politics/mohan-bhagwat-threatened-to-scrap-caste-quotas-modi-has-started-doing-it-tejashwi-yadav-2001105.html - Amartya Sen On General Category Reservation: Muddled Thinking; May Have Serious Political, Economic Impact (Jan 9, 2019, Outlook)
https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-amartya-sen-on-general-category-reservation-muddled-thinking-may-have-serious-political-economical-impact/323255
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