[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a 2018 PIL filed by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation seeking direction to the Centre to notify appointments of the candidates in the higher judiciary whose names have been reiterated by the Collegium. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y...
Christianity, Islam don’t have ‘backwardness’, converts can’t get SC tag, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that Dalits converted to Christians and Islam cannot be given Scheduled Caste status to get benefits of reservation as there is no backwardness or oppression in those religions.The ministry of social justice and empowerment in an affidavit filed in the...
In affidavit in SC, Centre defends exclusion of Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims from scheduled castes’ list, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Centre has defended the exclusion of Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims from the list of scheduled castes, saying historical data shows no backwardness or oppression was ever faced by them. Contending that Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims cannot claim benefits which scheduled castes are entitled to,...