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  2. Court cases related to reservation in India - Wikipedia

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    Writ Petition (Civil) No(S). 55 OF 2019 [17] Upheld the 103rd Amendment which introduced 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in education and public employment. It held that the 50% cap on quota is not inviolable and affirmative action on economic basis may go a long way in eradicating caste-based reservation.

  3. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities ...

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    The Scheduled Caste people are able to build brick and stone houses. The Scheduled Caste people are able to acquire vehicles. The Scheduled Caste people are able to dress better, send their children to better schools. One of the reasons why atrocities take place in those places is to cripple them economically.

  4. Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition ...

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    The Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 [1] (Karnataka Act 2 of 1979) or PTCL is a statute of Karnataka.. This law which was introduced in 1978 is retrospective in nature and is considered an ex post facto law.

  5. Forward caste - Wikipedia

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    On 7 November 2022, Supreme Court of India by a 3:2 verdict in the Janhit Abhiyan vs Union Of India Writ Petition (Civil) No(S). 55 OF 2019, upheld the validity of the 103rd constitutional amendment carried out to provide legal sanction to carve out a 10% reservation for the economically weaker sections from unreserved classes for admission in ...

  6. Caste system in India - Wikipedia

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    The caste system consists of two different concepts, varna and jati, which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this system. The caste system as it exists today is thought to be the result of developments during the collapse of the Mughal era and the rise of the British colonial government in India.

  7. List of Muslim Other Backward Classes communities in India

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    21 Only Muslim Mochis are in the OBC list, the Hindu section have Scheduled Caste status. 22 caste mahigeer faruki ob list Explanation: In the above list for Uttar Pradesh for all castes linked with traditional hereditary occupations, except those entered with specific mention of name of religion, are included, irrespective of whether their ...

  8. Reserved political positions in India - Wikipedia

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    In the case of separate electorates, the voting population of a country or region is divided into different electorates, based on certain factors such as religion, caste, gender, and occupation. Here, members of each electorate vote only for elected representatives for their electorate.

  9. Nayak (caste) - Wikipedia

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    The Nayak are a Hindu caste ; also some Nayak are Punjabi found in India and Pakistan. Mainly Nayak follows Hindu. According to Vinay Krishin Gidwani, the Nayaks claim that they were, historically, Brahmins. Demographics and occupation The Nayaks reside in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal. They also live in Khammam district and West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh and in a number ...