Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Supreme Court, seeking the recusal of Delhi High Court Judge Swarna Kanta Sharma from hearing matters related to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case in the Delhi excise policy matter.
The government of West Bengal has made a crucial move towards streamlining the process for issuing Scheduled Caste (SC) certificates. In a recent assembly of the West Bengal Scheduled Castes Advisory Council, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, it was resolved to ease the requirements for applicants who cannot provide their parents’ caste certificates. Presently, applicants must present the caste certificates of two blood relatives, but the government plans to amend this to just one blood relative’s certificate.
