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News18
3 hours ago
- Politics
- News18
Himachal Cabinet to review decision to postpone reservation roster for ULB polls
Last Updated: Shimla, Jul 22 (PTI) The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet will review its decision to postpone the reservation roster for the urban local body (ULB) elections in its meeting scheduled to be held on July 24, a senior official said on Tuesday. Himachal Pradesh Principal Secretary of Urban Development, Devesh Kumar, also informed the State Election Commission (SEC) that only the state Cabinet can revoke or modify its June 28 decision. 'The department shall place the matter in the next Cabinet meeting to be held on July 24. Therefore, it is requested that any further action regarding ULB elections may be postponed till a decision is taken by the Cabinet," Kumar said in the letter to the SEC secretary. The SEC, on July 10, took strong exception to the Urban Local Body (ULB) Department's letter to all deputy commissioners, seeking the postponement of the election reservation roster for the ULB elections due to the non-availability of updated census data. The commission, in a letter to the state's chief secretary, asserted that the ULB Department has no authority to alter the schedule issued by the SEC, which is a constitutional body, and asked the government to immediately withdraw the directions. The elections to all municipal bodies in the state except Shimla Municipal Corporation are scheduled to be held in seven municipal corporations, 29 municipal councils and 37 nagar panchayats. Elections are also to be held in more than 3,600 panchayats. For the municipal elections, the Election Commission released the schedule for deciding the ward division, delimitation, reservation roster of all the wards two months ago which lapsed on July 11 and to provide complete information of the reserved wards to the Election Commission by July 15. Principal Urban Development had asked all ten DCs of non Tribal districts in the state asked to postpone the reservation process for ULBs due non-availability and absence of actual updated demographic data of electors of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities and due to delayed national Census, the implementation/finalization of the reservation roster for the ULBs elections shall be postponed until the latest Census data becomes available. As such, the Census 2011 data remains the relevant and legitimate basis for the reservation of seats in the upcoming ULB elections, as it is the last published census data available, the SEC said and directed that the ULB Department' letter be withdrawn immediately. PTI BPL RHL view comments First Published: July 22, 2025, 20:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Assam polls 2026: BJP to field new faces, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
The ruling BJP in Assam will bring several new faces as party candidates for the next year's assembly polls. The party has, over the last two days, been engaged in strategy meetings discussing the plans for their manifesto, government's achievements and the poll narrative. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said not all will get tickets this time for, after the delimitation exercise, there has been a surge in the number of constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). BJP is looking to do a hattrick in Assam. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Technology CXO Data Science Finance Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Management PGDM MCA Project Management Data Science Digital Marketing MBA Operations Management Design Thinking healthcare Product Management Data Analytics Degree Leadership Others Public Policy others Healthcare Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Weeks MIT xPRO CERT-MIT XPRO Building AI Prod India Starts on undefined Get Details Analysts have observed that after the delimitation exercise in Assam, the number of Muslim minorities dominated seats has reduced to 22 from 30 seats. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now Undo
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Promotion of staff in limbo as HC hearing deferred without new date
Bhopal: The promotion of state govt employees, already held up for nearly a decade, has hit yet another legal hurdle. A scheduled hearing in the MP high court on July 15 was postponed without a new date being fixed, leaving the fate of thousands of staff in limbo once again. On July 7, the high court restrained the govt from implementing the newly framed law, the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Promotion Rules, till further orders. The promotion of the govt staff has remained halted since 2016, due to a case in the Supreme Court against the now-scrapped promotion norms. SAPAKS, an umbrella organisation of general category, OBC and minority govt employees that went to the court against the new promotion rules, doubted the govt's intention on the issue. Its president KS Tomar said: "When the issue was pending in the apex court, why did the govt made new promotion rules in haste, and tried to restart the promotion process, sidelining the interests of general category employees. Our timely intervention by approaching the court stalled the govt's ill motives." Uma Shankar Tiwari, state secretary of Tritya Varg Karamchari Sangh, also questioned the govt's motive. "The govt would have first withdrawn its petition from the apex court, and then started the process if it really wanted to restart promotion of govt employees that had been stalled for the past nine years," he said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No annual fees for life UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo Top bureaucrats, part of the govt process to draft the new promotion rules, said they had the same view that govt should first withdraw its case from the apex court. They, however, said legal opinions suggested that the govt could make new rules despite the matter being in the Supreme Court, due to which the govt decided to go ahead on the issue. On April 8, CM Mohan Yadav announced that the process for promotion of nearly 4 lakh employees will be carried out soon. On June 17, the state cabinet approved the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Promotion Rules, 2025, ensuring the representation and protection of interests of the reserved categories. Provisions in the new promotion rules include 20% reservation for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 16% for Scheduled Castes (SC). SC and ST public servants will also have the opportunity for promotion based on merit as per new rule. Hearing separate petitions challenging the legality of the newly farmed rules, the high court on July 7 issued notices, and deferred the hearing of the case to July 15.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Supreme Court upholds right to share in property of tribal woman's heirs
The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 17, 2025) upheld the right of the legal heirs of a Scheduled Tribe woman to an equal share in their maternal grandfather's ancestral property. 'There appears to be no rational nexus or reasonable classification for only males to be granted succession over the property of their forebears and not women, more so in the case where no prohibition to such effect can be shown to be prevalent as per law… Article 15(1) states that the state shall not discriminate against any person on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. This, along with Articles 38 and 46, points to the collective ethos of the Constitution in ensuring that there is no discrimination against women,' a Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Joymalya Bagchi held. The court said refusing a woman her right of share in a property only deepened gender discrimination. The judgment was based on an appeal filed by the legal heirs who had sought the partition of a property belonging to their maternal grandfather. The judgment authored by Justice Karol observed that customs too, like the law, could not remain stuck in time. 'Others cannot be allowed to take refuge in customs or hide behind them to deprive others of their right,' the court observed. The lower courts had dismissed the plea by the legal heirs saying their mother had no right in the property of her father on the ground that Scheduled Tribes were not governed by the Hindu Succession Act. The trial court and the appellate court had held that there was no evidence that the children of a woman heir were also entitled to property. The top court, allowing the appeal, said denying the woman's heirs a share of their maternal grandfather's property would violate their right to equality.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Teachers association refutes allegation against Rani Channamma University Vice-Chancellor
The Rani Channamma University Post-graduate Teachers Association (RCUPTA) has dismissed the allegation made by some activists against university Vice-Chancellor C.M. Tyagaraja saying that it is false and baseless. Prof. Tyagaraja has been leading the university towards progress. His future vision and tireless efforts have significantly contributed to the academic and infrastructure development in the university, it said. However, some vested interests have been making false allegation against him. It is baseless and far from truth. We condemn such efforts to malign an academic's reputation, it said. Association president J. Manjanna said that the allegation was made by those who cannot tolerate the Vice-Chancellor's achievements. 'There appears to be a hidden conspiracy behind the allegation aimed at tarnishing the university's reputation. However, the accusation has no substance when verified with the documents available in the university. The Vice-Chancellor has been working tirelessly for the progress of the university. He is introducing innovative ideas for qualitative education and the university's overall development is advancing through several progressive initiatives,' he said. 'Under the PM-USHA MERU scheme, with a grant of ₹100 crore, a process is under way to procure state-of-the-art equipment for the university's central laboratories and a few buildings on the new campus. The university has distributed laptops to all Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes students, reflecting its commitment to supporting students education and employment. All these are due to the Vice-Chancellor's efforts,: he said. 'The Vice-Chancellor is facilitating interaction of students with accomplished individuals from diverse fields by organizing special programmes. Some faculty members have taken up collaborative research works with prestigious universities in foreign countries. Some have published articles. Resource persons have delivered lectures to students and faculty. The university is preparing to shift to a new campus,' he said. 'It is important that administrative functioning continues smoothly without distractions. Therefore, the teachers association strongly condemns the baseless allegation against the Vice-Chancellor,' the letter said. Protest in Vijayapura The Dalit Vidyarthi Parishat staged a protest against the Vice-Chancellor in Vijayapura recently saying that he has fudged records to claim false academic achievements. He has obtained voluntary retirement from the university before seeking appointment as Vice-Chancellor. His academic degrees are questionable. His work experience does not make him eligible for appointment as Vice-Chancellor, the parishat said during the protest. Dalit Vidyarthi Parishat State president Srinath Pujari said that he has obtained some documents through RTI, to support his allegation. He said that he has written a letter to the Governor seeking action against the Vice-Chancellor. Prof. Tyagaraj, however, is yet to respond to the allegation.
