Tag: OBC

HC’s decision on OBCs ruffles feathers among UP parties

Source: deccanherald.com With the halting of the UP government’s decision to put 17 Other Backward Castes (OBC) in the Scheduled Castes (SC) list, Allahabad High Court on Monday upset many politicos who have always resorted to such quota calculus to further their existing vote banks or create new vote banks. Mayawati alleged politics over the issue as the Supreme Court said the state

Delhi HC slams govt’s ‘creamy layer’ criteria

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has slammed the Centre’s method of calculating the “creamy layer” for wards of persons from “Other Backward Classes” working in PSUs — a key reason behind the rejection of many OBC aspirants for IAS and other elite services over the last five years. In a crucial judgment

First woman chief justice of Delhi high court to head panel on OBC sub-categorisation

Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: A five-member commission headed by retired justice G Rohini would examine the politically-sensitive issue of sub-categorisation of Other Backward Castes (OBCs) and submit its report within three months. President Ram Nath Kovind appointed the panel under Justice G Rohini, who was the first woman Chief Justice of Delhi high court and