#Scheduled Castes and Tribes

The Bombay High Court has ruled that students enrolled in one-year Diploma in 2D Animation courses through Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University are entitled to state scholarships under existing SC/ST welfare resolutions, affirming that distance education does not disqualify beneficiaries. This sets a critical precedent for vocational and creative arts students in open learning systems seeking equitable access to government aid.

Gujarat HC holds that demanding pre-1950 documents from applicants of another state for Scheduled Caste certification violates Article 14 when the caste is already recognized by state resolution. The ruling reinforces that administrative arbitrariness in caste verification undermines constitutional guarantees of social justice and sets a binding precedent for uniform certification standards.