Legal glossary
“scheduled castes”
Defined in 4 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 · s. 2
(h) "Scheduled Castes" means the Scheduled Castes notified under article 341 of the Constitution;
Read section 2The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers Cadre) Act, 2019 · s. 2
(i) "Scheduled Castes" means the Scheduled Castes notified under article 341 of the Constitution;
Read section 2The Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994 · s. 2
(53) "Scheduled Castes" means such castes, races or tribes or parts of groups within such castes, tribes as are specified to be Scheduled Castes, in relation to the State of Manipur under article 341 of the Constitution of India;
Read section 2The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 · s. 2
(47) "Scheduled Castes" means such castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within such castes, races or tribes as are deemed to be Scheduled Castes under article 341 of the Constitution;
Read section 2