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OBC reservation in urban polls: Samajwadi Party files SLP in apex court
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Samajwadi Party on Wednesday filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court, opposing the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench order to hold the urban body elections without reservations for Other Backward Classes.
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SC to hear on Jan 4 UP govt's plea against Allahabad HC order to conduct l
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on January 4 the plea of Uttar Pradesh government challenging the Allahabad High Court order directing the State poll panel to hold urban local body elections without reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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UP: Preliminary report for OBC reservation to be ready in three months
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The first meeting of the Backward Classes Commission constituted by the state government in connection with the local body elections held a meeting on Saturday in which policies and procedures regarding the statewide survey were discussed, as per an official statement.
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OBC reservation in urban polls: Yogi govt files SLP in Supreme Court
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) opposing the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench order to hold the urban body elections without reservation for the Other Backward Classes.
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BJP depriving Dalits, backwards of their rights: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav o
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Days after the Lucknow bench of the High Court quashed OBC reservation in civic body elections by the government, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party was depriving the Dalits and Backwards of their rights.
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Yogi Adityanath government constitutes commission to decide OBC reservatio
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Tuesday, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court ordered the government to conduct urban body elections in UP without implementing the OBC quota.
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No local body elections without reservation for OBCs: UP Deputy CM after H
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A day after the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court ordered holding of municipal elections without reservation for the Other Backward Class (OBC), Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday said no elections will be held without giving reservation to the communit
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SC notice to Centre on plea seeking caste-based census for OBCs
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking directions for a caste-based census for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the upcoming 16th Indian Census.
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Appeal to hike quota for Vokkaliga community, instructions given to submit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission has been asked to submit its report as early as possible in regard to hike in quota for the vokkaliga community, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
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No Central approval needed for giving reservation to Kapu community: Union
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik on Thursday stated that no permission is required from the Central Government to provide Backward Caste (BC) reservation to any caste in State Government jobs and educational institutions.
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Karnataka Minister Dr K Sudhakar supports demand for increase in reservati
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday said the government would take appropriate measures to give proper representation to the backward groups within the Vokkaliga community in the state.
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Panchamasali Lingayat padayatra: Backward Classes Commission submits repor
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Panchamasali Lingayat community is holding a padyatra, demanding more reservations to meet the educational and professional needs of its people, and reached Belagavi in Karnataka today. They are demanding to be included in the 15 per cent OBC category of 2A.
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