In a significant move, the central government has approved a caste census, which means castes will be counted in the upcoming national census. This development could make it mandatory for many ...

The caste certificate of a person, belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe, seeking public employment requires to be validated as per the law if the caste certificates of parents of such person ...

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has held that the District Caste Verification Committee is the rightful authority to verify the caste certificate issued by the tahsildar even if a person is a ...

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court ruled that even if Scheduled Tribe certificates are issued to the parents of a person, claiming the benefit of reservation, he/she should get the caste certificate ...

The Thane District Collectorate has set up a special committee to issue caste verification certificates for the people of reserved category. This initiative has been taken to simplify the procedure ...