The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to respond to a plea questioning why Assam received only a special revision instead of a Special Intensive Revision of its electoral rolls. The petition alleges discrimination and warns that lakhs of illegal immigrants may remain on Assam’s voter list.
The Bombay High Court upheld the constitutionally recognized distinction in reservation criteria for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, dismissing a petition from Dharmendra Kumar, an OBC candidate. The court emphasized that SC/ST candidates are distinct from OBC candidates in terms of civil service examination attempts, affirming existing rules on reservations.
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Union Minister of Women and Child Development had launched a revamped version of SHe-Box on August 29, 2024. The Supreme Court directed NALSA, State Legal Services Authorities, and district and taluka-level bodies to assist women facing workplace sexual harassment in registering complaints before Internal Committees. Justices B V Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh highlighted the duty of employers across government, public, and private sectors to ensure the prompt establishment of Internal Complaints Committees as mandated by the POSH Act, 2013.
The Rajasthan High Court clarified that for an offence under the SC/ST Act, the insult or intimidation must occur publicly, witnessed by others. The court quashed previous cognizance orders, noting the absence of evidence for a public incident in the case filed by Prithvi Ram against Chhinder Singh, undermining the charges.
The Supreme Court of India has acquitted Brijnandan, sentenced to life for murder, after confirming he was a minor at the time of the crime. This ruling emphasizes that claims of juvenility can be made at any stage of legal proceedings, reinforcing juvenile rights and ensuring their protection under Indian law.
Asserting that the idea of denying reservation to SCs and STs on account of the creamy layer concept is “condemnable”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Today (August 10th) said the government should have brought legislation in Parliament to nullify the part of the recent Supreme Court judgment that talks about the issue.