Q. Which community was categorized as Scheduled Caste (SC) by a 2015 Bihar government notification which was quashed in July 2024 by the Supreme Court, ruling that states cannot make changes to the SC list published under Article 341 of the Constitution ?
a) Lal Begi
b) Tanti-Tantwa
c) Pano
d) Dabgar
Question from BPSC PT 70, 2024
The correct answer is: b) Tanti-Tantwa
Explanation:
The community that was categorized as Scheduled Caste (SC) by a 2015 Bihar government notification, which was later quashed by the Supreme Court in July 2024, isΒ Tanti-Tantwa. The Supreme Court ruled that the Bihar government had no authority to modify the Scheduled Caste list published under Article 341 of the Constitution, emphasizing that such changes can only be made through parliamentary legislation.