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An Adivasi woman once in bonded labour now serves her village as a Sarpanch
As India marks 50 years of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, cases of bonded labour still surface in states like Telangana where many workers in sectors such as agriculture, brick kilns, fishing and construction remain trapped in debt and coercion; here the author reflects on a transformative journey of an Adivasi woman who serves as a Sarpanch.
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Tippe Swamy and his daughter Kavana | Image: Aaditya Philip...
Exclusion of SC/ST/OBC from EWS is valid for keeping balance of equality: SC bench in majority
The Supreme Court in a 3:2 judgement upheld the validity of the constitutional amendment that enables upto 10% reservations for EWS in education and public employment
Our Constitution does not speak the language of exclusion: minority judgement holds EWS as unconstitutional
Justice Ravindra Bhat and CJI UU Lalit, in the dissenting judgement held that by excluding SC/ST/OBC from EWS reservations, the basic structure of the Constitution as well as the Equality Code is violated
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NHRC petitioned over alleged intimidation of Adivasi villagers, activists, lawyers in Chhattisgarh
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