Tag: Scheduled Tribes

The Udula MLA and a few other members raised the question of several communities still being excluded from the list of scheduled tribes. 

Such people do not have access to adequate and appropriate legal aid at trial court and high court levels, and hence, legal remedies remain a mirage for them, he added.

The Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Forum had in January also urged the DoPT to immediately resume long-stalled promotions for its members.

Rourkela: Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Nand Kumar Sai made ground zero assessment on the progress of rehabilitation and resettlement of tribals displaced by the Rourkela Steel Plant. Sai held meetings with various tribal organisations and government officials and was briefed on the status of land evicted for the purpose of expansion, land […]

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday sought a review of the Supreme Court verdict in 2018 on the exclusion of the “creamy layer” within the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) category from the reservation benefit. The Centre’s top law officer, Attorney General K.K. Venugopal arguing before a bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of the SC/ST Amendment Act 2018 and emphasised that citizens should foster fraternity among all sections of the community without reducing it to a ritualistic formality. Citing marginalisation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the apex court said, “It is to address problems of […]