The Union government on Thursday opposed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking an income-based sub-quota within reserved categories, contending that the constitutional architecture of reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) is founded on histo»»»

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the creamy layer principle does not apply to SC and ST reservations. It stated that previous court rulings have clarified this non-applicability for these categories. The government argued that PILs seeking its implementation lack legal merit and const»»»

HYDERABAD: In a major step towards social justice and political empowerment, the state cabinet, chaired by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, Thursday approved a proposal to extend 42% reservation to Backward Classes (BCs) in local bodies. The quota will be enforced through an ordinance, paving the wa»»»