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Castes or Tribes
Castes or Tribes, The words 'castes' or 'tribes' in the expression 'Scheduled Castes' and 'Scheduled Tribes' are not used
Section or class of Hindus
Section or class of Hindus, the expression 'Section or class of Hindus' includes any division, sub-division, caste, sub-caste, sect or denomination whatsoever of Hindus', Shastri Yagnapurushdasji v. Muldas Bhundardas Vaishya, AIR 1966 SC 1119: (1966)
Untouchability
Untouchability, an attitude or feeling by Hindus of high caste to those of low caste or to non-Hindus, Webster Random House Dictionary, p. 1598. Untouchability, in India it
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Wreck
522, and Hals. L. E., sub tit. 'Shipping'; Part XII., 'Wreck,'), as, after a shipwreck, are afloat or cast upon the land by the sea. According to an old definition (Jacob's Law Dict., tit. 'Wreck') they were
vote
the collective opinion or preference of a body of persons expressed by voting 3 : the right to cast a vote ;specif : the right of suffrage 4 a : the act or process of voting [brought
Linotype
A kind of typesetting machine which produces castings each of which corresponds to a line of separate types By pressing the keys of a keyboard like
Burden of proof
In a criminal case, the burden of proving the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt is heavily cast on the prosecution; whereas the standard of proof in a civil case is preponderance of probabilities. In other
Reservation
Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1309. Mans the reservation of post in the services for the members of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Special Backward Category and Other Backward Classes, the Maharashtra State
Socially and educationally backward classes
classes' in Article 15(4) was explained in Balaji's case, AIR 1963 SC 649 to be comparable to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The reason is that the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes illustrated social and educational backwardness.
Unreserved
Unreserved, has to be applied to vacancies which do not fall within the reserved categories Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Ashok Kumar Sawhney v. Union of India, AIR 1982 SC 795: (1982) 1 SCC 497:
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