10.5% internal reservation for Vanniyar is invalid - Supreme Court upholds Chennai High Court judgment
- The apex court upheld the Chennai High Court's ruling that the 10.5 per cent internal reservation for the Vanniyar was invalid and dismissed the appeals filed by the Tamil Nadu government.
- Of the 69 per cent reservation in force in Tamil Nadu, 20 per cent is reserved for the most backward class (MBC).
- In this context, the then AIADMK government introduced the law in February before last year's assembly elections, providing 10.5 per cent internal reservation in education and employment for the Vanniyar community in the MBC section.
- The Director of Rural Development had requested the government to allocate funds for the year 2021-22 for the 100 day work program as per the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Program.
- After considering that request, the Government of Tamil Nadu has issued an order allocating Rs. 949 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Program this financial year.
- In Nagaland, Manipur and Assam, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act has been enacted to suppress terrorism.
- In this way, the security forces can arrest any suspect and take action. As a result, 14 people were killed in a shooting by security forces on suspicion of being militants on a bus in Nagaland in December last year.
- This caused great controversy and controversy. In this regard, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the law would be exempted from certain areas in all the three states.
- The 20th Bilateral Naval Exercise between India and France - ‘Varuna’ will be held in the Arabian Sea from 30 March to 03 April 2022. Bilateral naval exercises between the two navies have been conducted since 1993.
- The exercise was named 'Varuna' in 2001 and is being conducted as part of the bilateral relationship between the Indo-French security forces.
- Various divisions of the two countries' navies, including ships, submarines, coastal patrol aircraft, warplanes and helicopters, have participated in the exercise. This joint exercise is an opportunity for each other to learn the best strategies of the two countries.
