The Supreme Court has delivered a significant judgement on the issue of sub-classification within the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) reservations. In a ruling made on Thursday, the Court affirmed that state governments have the authority to implement sub-classification among these groups. This landmark decision marks a departure from the previous legal stance that considered SCs and STs as homogenous classes.

A case in connection with the doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying the BJP would curtail reservation rights of SC, ST and OBCs has been registered against the Maharashtra Youth Congress' social media handle and 16 others by Mumbai police.