Scheduled Tribes

Supreme Court rejects review petition against judgment allowing sub-classification of SC/STs
Creamy layer: A proper yardstick to determine backwardness within Scheduled Castes/Tribes
Supreme Court holds sub-classification of Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes permissible; overrules EV Chinnaiah
States can introduce measures for sub-categorisation of SC/STs under Article 16(4): Supreme Court reserves judgment
Central government not against reservation; supports sub-classification of reserved classes: SG Tushar Mehta to Supreme Court
Supreme Court judge from SC community questions intergenerational benefits due to reservation; Punjab AG says creamy layer addresses it
SC/ST representation in State assemblies: Supreme Court tells Centre to set up fresh delimitation commission
Supreme Court bats for reviving delimitation commission for proportional representation of SC/STs in state assemblies
Uttarakhand High Court asks Central, State governments to address dwindling population of Raji tribe
Women from tribal communities in Tamil Nadu entitled to equal share in family property under Hindu Succession Act: Madras High Court
Karnataka High Court issues notice to State on plea challenging enhanced reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Supreme Court calls for amendment to Hindu Succession Act to make it applicable to Scheduled Tribe women
Reserved categories notified by President in any state entitled to reservation in Delhi subordinate services: Delhi High Court
Reservations/relaxations given to STs cannot be taken away by invoking technicalities: Delhi High Court
Courts not empowered to examine whether a Presidential order specifying Scheduled Tribes includes a particular community: Supreme Court
Review petition filed against Supreme Court judgment quashing 100% reservation in teaching posts for Scheduled Tribes in AP scheduled areas
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