The top court's 2004 judgement held that states do not have the power to further sub-classify the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes for grant of quotas
The government said this in response to a petition which sought the court’s intervention to ensure reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in temporary appointments.
Do most not realise the injustice and tyranny hidden within the social structure which makes some the owners of merit by robbing others of their merit? Perhaps they know it well and want this situation to continue.
"The Justice Sharma Commission has recommended that Paharis, Bakerwal and Gujjars should be included for ST quota benefits," the Union home minister said, addressing a rally in Rajouri.
BJP MP Guman Singh Damor on Sunday said he had been organising ‘delisting’ rallies across Madhya Pradesh for the past few days seeking that tribals who convert to any other religion must not be given reservations mandated for Scheduled Tribes.