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To get OBC quota in, Govt climbs down, tells SC: creamy layer out if you say so

Departing from the consensus arrived at in the Cabinet, the Centre today told the Supreme Court that it was willing to keep the “creamy layer” out of the 27% quota...

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Hoping to get OBC quota stay vacated, Govt works on infrastructure upgrade

Monday , 6 August '07

With the Supreme Court’s stay on the 27 per cent OBC quota law likely to come up for a review on Tuesday, the Government
Quota hearing: CJI to head five-judge bench

Saturday , 4 August '07

It’s official, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan will head the larger Bench scheduled to decide the constitutional validity of the Act providing 27 per cent reservation to OBCs in higher educational institutions.
Constitution Bench to hear OBC quota issue from Aug 7

Friday , 27 July '07

A Five-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will commence hearing from August 7 to examine the constitutional validity of the Central Educational Institutions...
OBC quota: SC hearing on July 31

Wednesday , 18 July '07

Despite the urgency and keenness shown by the Centre to provide for 27 per cent reservations in higher educational institutions from this year
Centre moves apex court on quota order

Tuesday , 17 July '07

The Centre on Monday moved an application before the Supreme Court seeking to vacate its order staying the implementation of 27 per cent quota for OBCs in elite educational institutions.
Options reserved

Monday , 16 July '07

As government industry talk on quotas, thinking must become more sophisticated
SC, ST quota in pvt sector: Apex chambers to meet today

Saturday , 14 July '07

With apex chambers not reaching a consensus on issues related to increasing SC/ST representation in the private sector through affirmative action
OBC quota at own peril: SC to Symbiosis

Tuesday , 19 June '07

The Supreme Court today cautioned Pune-based Symbiosis University against implementing 27 per cent OBC reservation from this year.
Gowda to campaign for change in OBC quota

Tuesday , 5 June '07

Despite resistance from the BJP and doubts expressed by his own party
No OBC quota in IIT admissions this year

Thursday , 31 May '07

IIT-Bombay and other IITs will continue with last year's admission policy and not include the OBC quota this year. “We have received...
Law can wait, Pune’s Symbiosis flags off OBC quotas

Sunday , 27 May '07

Institute reserves 7% OBC seats this year (235 candidates), will reach 27% target by 2009-2010; 825 OBC applications already in for PG courses
Former Orissa CJ seeks better deal for OBC students

Saturday , 19 May '07

A former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court and now a Congress MP from Chitradurga in Karnataka, Justice H Y Hanumanthappa today added a twist to the debate on reservation for OBCs in institutions of higher education.
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OBC case goes to bigger bench

Friday , 18 May '07

Saying there was a need to examine whether the Government had unbridled powers to evolve reservation policies without restriction
Quota: SC takes on record questions

Friday , 11 May '07

A comlilation of questions, which are likely to be considered if the issue of 27 per cent quota for OBCs in elite educational institutions was referred to a Constitution Bench, was furnished before the Supreme Court today.
SC reserves order on quotas

Thursday , 10 May '07

The SC on Wednesday reserved its order for referring petitions against 27 per cent quota for OBCs in higher educational institutions to a Constitution Bench.
We aren’t averse to sending quota case to larger Bench, says SC

Wednesday , 9 May '07

Making clear that it was not averse to the Centre’s demand for referring the matter of 27 per cent OBC reservation in higher education institutions to a Constitution Bench
OBC quota hearing today

Tuesday , 8 May '07

The Govt will present its case before the Bench, which had stayed implementation of the statute for the current session and dismissed the Centre’s application seeking modification of the order
Quota hearing today, 13 states get back with their OBC figures

Tuesday , 8 May '07

At a time when the Centre and Supreme Court have locked horns over who constitute the OBC and just how many of them are there in the country, only 13 states have got back to the Centre with data on their OBC population.
RJD moves SC on OBC reservation

Friday , 4 May '07

The Rashtriya Janta Dal moved the Supreme Court seeking to implead itself in a case wherein the statute providing 27 per cent reservation to the OBCs in higher educational institutions has been challenged.
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