The Supreme Court upheld the invalidation of a Mumbai civic employee’s ‘Tokre Koli’ Scheduled Tribe claim but protected his service benefits. Using Article 142, the court ordered that his more than three decades of service be considered for retiral and pensionary benefits
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar launched free doorstep delivery of caste and Permanent Residence Certificates (PRC) to simplify public services and support voter verification. Citizens can also download the certificates online or obtain them free through government facilitation centres
Residents in Hyderabad and neighbouring districts are experiencing delays in obtaining caste, income and residential certificates after revenue staff were deployed for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Students and applicants have urged the government to ensure uninterrupted public services.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant an interim stay on the Maharashtra government’s decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Maratha community members who can prove their OBC antecedents, directing the state to file a detailed response within four weeks
Caste certificates will now exclusively be issued at the district magistrate level, discontinuing the previous practice of issuance at the sub-division officer level.
