Tag: Discrimination

Speech of Mrs. Hansa Mehta Mrs. Hansa Mehta of Bombay gave her speech in support of the resolution. But she raised point of rights of women in the independent India. She said, “The Indian woman has been reduced to such a state of helplessness that she has become an easy prey of those who wish […]

Speech of Mrs. Hansa Mehta Mrs. Hansa Mehta of Bombay gave her speech in support of the resolution. But she raised point of rights of women in the independent India. She said, “The Indian woman has been reduced to such a state of helplessness that she has become an easy prey of those who wish […]

Judge disagreed with Justice Khan’s view that the case should end because the main complainant Babu Lal had died. He noted that the prosecution’s case was supported by four other eyewitnesses whose testimonies were still available.

The Trial Court had been directed by one judge to proceed with the trial based on Babu Lal's report while quashing the part related to Meena Kumari's report.

The Court suggested that transaction of business cannot be used to pass exclusionary definitions, such as the restrictive definition of caste discrimination, without transparent and inclusive deliberation as intended by the spirit of the Act.

All these problems in the time of administration of the statute are arising as we still using General Clauses Act 1897 to interpret our statutes. We are still lacking in our home grown rules of interpretation universally applicable across India and a legal dictionary developed on the basis of precedents and other scholarly work of Indian legal professionals. Hence even a statute drafted and enforced in 21st century is having vague provisions.

All these problems in the time of administration of the statute are arising as we still using General Clauses Act 1897 to interpret our statutes. We are still lacking in our home grown rules of interpretation universally applicable across India and a legal dictionary developed on the basis of precedents and other scholarly work of Indian legal professionals. Hence even a statute drafted and enforced in 21st century is having vague provisions.

Critics argue that if an institution is forced to artificially inflate its permitted strength to accommodate reservations without a proportional increase in faculty and laboratories, the value of the degree for merit-based students decreases. This is also violative of right to quality education.

Section 4(d) acts as an exemption clause. It allows the Central Government to exclude specific "high-level" courses, particularly post-doctoral programs, from the 27% OBC, 15% SC, and 7.5% ST reservation mandates.

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Section 3 Bare Act Provision 3. Reservation of seats in Central Educational Institutions.—  The reservation of seats in admission and its extent in a Central Educational Institution shall be provided in the following manner, namely:—  (i) out of the annual permitted strength in each branch of study […]