Scheduled Tribe

Banjara weddings with Hinduised rituals fall within scope of Hindu Marriage Act: Delhi High Court
Bombay High Court upholds reservation for SC/ST bidders in PSU transport contracts
Jammu & Kashmir HC comes to rescue of woman denied ST certificate for marrying outside community
Supreme Court urges Govt. to apply Hindu Succession Act to Scheduled Tribe communities
Supreme Court bats for excluding creamy layer among SC/STs from reservation
Supreme Court holds sub-classification of Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes permissible; overrules EV Chinnaiah
Manipur High Court reviews order that sparked riots; deletes direction to include Meitei community in Scheduled Tribe list
Bombay High Court dismisses plea seeking Scheduled Tribe status for Dhangar community
States can introduce measures for sub-categorisation of SC/STs under Article 16(4): Supreme Court reserves judgment
Central government not against reservation; supports sub-classification of reserved classes: SG Tushar Mehta to Supreme Court
Proposed protests by Adibasi Kudmi Samaj for ST status illegal: Calcutta High Court
Scope of SC/ST Act extends across country, not just in state where person is recognized as SC/ST: Bombay High Court
Child with one SC/ST parent can be considered as SC/ST if she has suffered socio-economic disability due to caste: Kerala High Court
105 High Court judges out of 569 appointed since 2018 belong to weaker sections of society
Self-immolation on court campus: Madras High Court directs authorities to visit village of deceased
Bombay High Court rejects plea by Shiv Sena MLA Latabai Sonawane against invalidation of Scheduled Tribe Certificate
Ordinarily caste determined by birth but married woman may acquire caste of husband in rare circumstances: Karnataka High Court
‘Lohar’ caste of Bihar not Scheduled Tribe: Supreme Court quashes Bihar govt notification
Many get false community certificates to take away opportunities of Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe candidates: Madras High Court raises concern
Interpreting the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act: A missed opportunity?
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