StoryCourts & Law
Violates equality: Karnataka HC strikes down SC-ST quota breaching 50% limit
4 outlets reported this over 13 hours. First seen by Huduku: India Today, 12 Oct, 11:52 pm.
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- India Today: Living Media India LtdFounded 1975
- Deccan Herald: The Printers (Mysore) Pvt LtdFounded 1948
- Scroll: Scroll Media Inc.Founded 2014
- The News Minute: Spunklane Media Pvt. Ltd.Founded 2014
When the reports appeared?
4 reports from 4 outlets over 13 hours.
First seen by Huduku India Today, 12 Oct, 11:52 pm Latest 13 Oct, 12:35 pm
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- Violates equality: Karnataka HC strikes down SC-ST quota breaching 50% limit
Words only this outlet used: Violates equality, limit.
- Karnataka High Court strikes down enhanced SC/ST quota, says it breaches 50% ceiling
Words only this outlet used: High Court, enhanced, ceiling.
- Karnataka HC strikes down SC, ST quota increase for breaching 50% cap
Words only this outlet used: increase.
- Karnataka HC strikes down 56% reservation, says SC/ST quota hike breaches 50% cap
Words only this outlet used: 56, reservation, hike.
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Courts and law
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Who follows this
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- Supreme Court Observer ↗ Reports, case pages and analysis on the Supreme Court, by the Legal Observer Trust, with offices in Bengaluru and New Delhi. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- The Leaflet ↗ Legal and public policy news and opinion; owned by AGIJ Promotion of Nineteenonea Media Pvt Ltd, Mumbai (About page). (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- DAKSH ↗ Bengaluru civil society group founded in 2008: research on courts and tribunals, and a High Court data portal. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Indian Kanoon ↗ Search engine for Indian laws and judgments, run by IKanoon Software Development Pvt Ltd; free search, paid extras. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- LiveLaw: Karnataka High Court ↗ LiveLaw's page of Karnataka High Court reports; LiveLaw is published by Live Law Media Pvt Ltd, Kochi. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Bar & Bench (Kannada) ↗ Kannada edition of Bar & Bench: legal news from the courts, published by SAB Media Software Services Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Bar & Bench ↗ Legal news on courts, law firms and law schools, published by SAB Media Software Services Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
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- National Judicial Data Grid (district courts) ↗ National Judicial Data Grid: pending and disposed cases in district courts, by state, district and year, with age of cases. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- eCourts services ↗ e-Committee of the Supreme Court: case status, court orders and cause lists for district courts and High Courts, in Kannada too. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
Caste and atrocities
2 of 4 headlines here use ‘SC/ST’.
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- Round Table India ↗ English site; tagline "For An Informed Ambedkar Age". Says it "brings together perspectives from Dalit and Bahujan communities". (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- The Mooknayak — Dalit News ↗ Named after Ambedkar's 1920 paper Mooknayak; editions in Hindi, English and Marathi. This is the English edition's Dalit News section. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Naanu Gauri — Dalit Files ↗ Kannada news site of Gauri Media Trust, Bengaluru. This is its Dalit Files (ದಲಿತ್ ಫೈಲ್ಸ್) section. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- Eedina — ದಲಿತ tag ↗ Kannada news site of M2M Media Network LLP, Bengaluru. This page lists its pieces tagged ದಲಿತ (Dalit). (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
Where the records are
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- National Commission for Scheduled Castes — annual reports ↗ Constitutional body on safeguards for Scheduled Castes. Lists its annual reports (2004-05 to 2023-24) and special reports. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
- NCRB — Crime in India ↗ Annual crime statistics, first for 1953; has a chapter on crimes against Scheduled Castes and Tribes. Latest edition covers 2024. (facts from; checked 5 Oct 2026)
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