Top Law News PM hints at amendment bill for quota in job promotions August 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on PM hints at amendment bill for quota in job promotions Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said his government will find out a way to help the states with reservations in job promotions for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (SC/STs), struck down by the apex court, and could amend the constitution for the purpose if needed. “We will find out a way to help […] Read more » amendment bill government to launch special recruitment drives legally sustainable solution PM hints at amendment bill for quota in job promotions provision of reservation in promotions quota in job promotions Ram Gopal Yadav opposed the quota in job promotions reservations in job promotions Samajwadi Party SC and ST candidates SC/STs in job promotions Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes
Top Law News Rights panel plans open hearing in Odisha April 5, 2012 / April 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said Wednesday it will hold an open public hearing at Puri April 9 on various issues concerning the scheduled castes in Odisha. “The victim or human rights defender can voice their grievances and outline the problems they face in seeking justice from government agencies in the open hearing,” said […] Read more » K.B. Saxena retired bureaucrat National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Odisha Scheduled Castes
Top Law News Derogatory word to be removed from caste certificates July 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it will withdraw the word “chura” from certificates issued to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) stating that the revenue department of the Delhi government used the […] Read more » caste certificates Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Derogatory word Derogatory word to be removed Justice Sanjiv Khanna PIL public interest litigation Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes