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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Supreme Court Validates Sub-Classification of Scheduled Castes in Landmark Judgment. Upholding Equality Within Equality: Supreme Court Endorses State's Power to Sub-Classify Scheduled Castes for Targeted Reservation.

The Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling, has upheld the constitutionality of sub-classifying Scheduled Castes for the purpose of reservati...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes SC/ST Act Charges Against Accused in Private Altercation — Insult Not in Public View. Alleged Caste-Based Insult Occurred Inside a Shop, Not in Public View, Failing to Attract Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The petitioners, Bhimappa Jantakal @ Bhimanna and three others, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, s...

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Supreme Court Allows OBC Female Candidates in UP Police Constable Recruitment to Be Selected in General Category Based on Merit. Horizontal Reservation Principle Applied Equally to Female Candidates, Directing State to Consider OBC Females Scoring Above General Female Cut-Off.

The case pertains to a Miscellaneous Application filed by Ms. Sonam Tomar (OBC-Female) and Ms. Reeta Rani (SC-Female) who participated in the 2013 sel...

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Supreme Court Upholds Sub-Classification Within Scheduled Castes for Reservation in Punjab Act. State can provide preferential treatment to more backward castes without tinkering with Presidential List under Article 341.

The Supreme Court considered the constitutional validity of Section 4(5) of the Punjab Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) ...