The five-judge Supreme Court order upholding states' right to undertake sub-categorisation of SCs /STs is significant because it would now stand as a neutralising counterweight to the earlier 2004 EV Chinnaiah judgement that declared it as unconstitutional. The fresh examination by the larger bench would thus start on an even keel, which opens up the issue that was viewed as virtually settled, a boost for the group lobbying for it.from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jkZoC3