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Tag: Reservations

The debate over St. Stephens’ new policy

On July 9, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Reading Dilip’s stimulating post on the judgment recently delivered by Justice Dhanapalan of the Madras High Court, and his discussion of the Pai and Inamdar rulings, reminded me that some of the same issues come …

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Madras High Court ruling on quotas in unaided educational institutions

On July 3, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Today’s Hindu is reporting a ruling by the Madras High Court which, if carried to the Supreme Court (a course of action that seems inevitable, given the issue), has the potential to cause a re-examination …

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The EPW’s suggestions for resolving the Mandal II Impasse

On May 4, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

A recent issue of Outlook magazine had this interesting piece, which asserted that the EPW’s influence on governmental policy-making is considerable. If true, this probably explains why EPW editorials, more than other newspapers, adopt a …

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Stay on Mandal II : A Way Out

On April 23, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

With the Supreme Court’s Pasayat-Panta Bench refusing to vacate the stay on the applicability of the CEI(RA)Act to the OBCs this academic year, there is now a dire need to look at possible options for …

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Jaffrelot on Mandal II and Hindu Nationalism

On April 22, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

The “Idea Exchange” section of today’s Sunday Express has an interview with the academic Christophe Jaffrelot, whose area of specialisation is Hindu nationalism. While the idea of having several journalists interview a single public figure …

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Mandal II: Marc Galanter Revisited

On April 20, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Marc Galanter’s classic, Competing Equalities: Law and the Backward Classes in India was published in 1984, a few years before the Mandal I controversy erupted in 1990. Many years have gone by, and in the …

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Mandal II : The Likely Arguments

On April 20, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

As the Supreme Court’s hearing on April 23 of the Government of India’s application for vacation of stay on S.6 of the CEI(RA) Act approaches, there is some clarity on the contending arguments likely to …

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Gail Omvedt on the need for a caste-based census

On April 20, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Today’s Hindustan Times has a column by the sociologist Gail Omvedt who argues that the recent stay order on OBC quotas and the government’s response to it, point to the need for a caste-based census …

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New Twist to Mandal II: GOI’s Application for vacation of stay reveals interesting facts

On April 18, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The SC’s Pasayat-Panta Bench has clarified that the March 29 interim order was indeed a stay of S.6 of the Central Educational Instituitons (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 with regard to OBCs, and not an …

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Quota debate : Need for Clarity

On April 16, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

As the quota debate continues to rage in the media, evidence of gaps in understanding the issue has come to the fore even among well-known observers and recognized experts.Today’s Times of India carries the article …

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