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‘Instead of casteless society, new divisions are being created, these agencies are not from India’: CJI rejects petition seeking separate enumeration of DNTs

OpIndia Staff - 25 March, 2026

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant came down heavily on the petitioners, calling the petition a "calculated" move and "deep-rooted moves to divide society".

News Reports

NDTV and others peddle fake news about ‘dominant caste’ stopping Dalit man from sitting on a horse: Read how a personal dispute between Dalits...

Rukma Rathore - 3 February, 2026

The report published by NDTV was rife with inaccuracies and yet was exploited by the usual culprits to attack the Hindu community under the pretext of 'caste justice'. The Dalit groom was subjected to an attack but the fact is that it was neither due to his caste nor carried out by general category Hindus. It was a matter of personal enmity as confirmed by the police.

Opinions

Supreme Court allows SC certificate for girl based on mother’s caste, despite ‘inter-caste’ marriage of parents: Why this is a problematic precedent

Shraddha Pandey - 9 December, 2025

On Monday, the Supreme Court bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Baghchi refused to entertain a plea challenging a Madras High Court order which directed the issuance of an SC caste certificate to the Puducherry girl based on her mother’s caste to ensure that her academic career does not suffer without it

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‘Should children of IAS-IPS officers continue to get reservation benefits?’ Justice BR Gavai asks as Supreme Court starts hearing plea on sub-grouping in SC/ST...

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2024

“A person from the SC/ST community, after getting into central services like IAS and IPS, gets access to the best of facilities. Yet, his children and their children continue to get the benefits of reservation. Should this continue?" Justice Gavai asked.

Opinions

Reports say govt may set up panel to ‘study condition of Dalits who convert to Islam or Christianity’: Why we need to tread carefully

Nupur J Sharma - 23 September, 2022

With several such pleas pending in the court, that demand reservation for "Dalit Christians" and "Dalit Muslims", according to media reports, the government is now mulling setting up a panel to study the condition of those Dalits who convert to Christianity or Islam.

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