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Centre seeks recall of SC order de-notifying OBC seats ahead of Madhya Pradesh local body polls

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Centre seeks recall of SC order de-notifying OBC seats ahead of Madhya Pradesh local body polls

The center has requested the revocation of the Supreme Court’s Dec. 17 order that made empirical data a necessary condition for other backward class (OBC) quotas in local agencies. It has asked the court to suspend the election of local institutions in Madhya Pradesh for four months and cancel the reserved OBC seats according to the order. The center recommended that the state’s backward shift committee submit a report during the suspension period in accordance with the court’s previous quota order. The process will involve setting up an independent committee to prepare seat-by-seat data on OBC’s lagging behind, and allocating quotas at each assembly stage, while ensuring that the total booking volume does not exceed the 50% limit.

After Madhya Pradesh made a similar request earlier last week, the center submitted a recall request on Sunday. It is expected to be heard after the court reopens on January 3.

In another application, the Federal Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment also sought to be prosecuted in court proceedings. The ministry stated that the Dec. 17 order had pan-Indian influence and deprived the OBC of the political representation guaranteed by the Constitution.

The challenged order was passed without hearing the opinion of the center.

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The center stated in its request: “The promotion of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and other backward classes has always been the top priority of the federal government. The lack of representation of OBC in any local self-government government violates its goals, intentions and decentralization and governance. The purpose of bringing the idea to the grassroots level.” It added that the issues raised in this petition have important public significance and have pan-Indian implications for the implementation of OBC reservations in elections across the country.

While the election process in Madhya Pradesh was proceeding to allocate seats to the OBC, the court issued an order. The court instructed to re-notify these seats as general category seats.

The center believes that any intervention at this stage will cause the OBC community to lose the five-year quota. In addition, five years is not a short period of time, and it will cause “serious prejudice against backward class citizens.”

As a temporary solution, the center proposed to suspend the electoral process and also asked the committee to submit a report within three months. “Till such time, the administrator can function who can hand over the charge to the newly elected person/body who will be elected with the provision of OBC reservation,” the application said.

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The Supreme Court’s decision provides for a triple test of quotas in the K Krishnamurthy case (2010) and Vikas Kishanrao Gawli (2021).

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Startups that use excerpts from their own pitch are sent legal notifications by Shark Tank India; the creator responds, “Kaise banega naya India?”

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Startups that use excerpts from their own pitch are sent legal notifications by Shark Tank India; the creator responds, “Kaise banega naya India?”

After getting a legal letter from Sony Pictures for copyright infringement, the subscription-based tea business Dorje Teas found itself in deep water for utilising footage from their own pitch on YouTube and Meta advertisements.

The founders of the subscription-based tea company Dorje Teas, Ishaan Kanoria and Sparsh Agarwal.

While many entrepreneurs, especially those with startups, have found transformation through the business reality TV series Shark Tank India, the narrative is slightly different for Dorje Teas, a subscription-based tea firm that ships organic and fresh-from-the-farm Darjeeling Tea to consumers throughout India. Sony Pictures Networks India slapped the firm with a legal notice, which has placed it in hot water.

Co-founder Sparsh Agarwal of the company, who brought Dorje Teas to Shark Tank India last year and raised funds of Rs 30 lakh for 15% equity from Anupam Mittal, Peyush Bansal, and Vineeta Singh, valued the business at Rs 2 crore, recently revealed on LinkedIn that they received a legal notice from Shark Tank India for utilising snippets of their own pitch.

Agarwal claims that they received a notification about copyright infringement for utilising these clips in YouTube and Meta advertisements. It appears that Sony Pictures has sent notice to other companies besides Dorje Teas. He said, “They’ve clamped down on every single startup that showed up on Shark Tank, so we’re not the only ones.”

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“I don’t understand why they would do this, even though I am aware of the copyright rules that justify it. After all, Dorje Teas and several other businesses, like Skippi, Assembly, Perfora, Hoovu Fresh, Beyond Snack, Wakao Foods, Nasher Miles, and many more, invest thousands of dollars each month to enhance Shark Tank content, which helps the Shark Tank India brand get free exposure and increase brand memory,” he continued.

Agarwal went on to call it a poor business choice that some executive or lawyer at Sony had made, adding that it “goes against the entire ethos of promoting small startups.”

Additionally, the focus of Shark Tank Season 3 has been on creating a new India and assisting the startup environment in India. “How will we construct a ‘new India’ in this manner?’” he questioned in a self-recorded video.

On social media, Agarwal was met with praise, while some contended that Sony’s actions were legitimate in theory. “Dear Sparsh, you must realise that ‘You are the content’ in this situation. You play a big part in content production. You posted the material that features you on your social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and so on), but not on Sony’s. You might say that the traffic they were supposed to get was somehow redirected to them. A content strategist made the observation, “You are monetizing your social channels with the content they produce.”

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“The first person to provide a sneak peek in the content industry attracts greater attention. Furthermore, it’s possible that you agreed to sign a waiver giving them perpetual rights to the footage they shot. They said, “Verify your contract or try to recall signing any electronic documents on the filming locations that make this clear.

“You are investing lakhs of dollars to promote Shark Tank, while Shark Tank is investing billions of dollars to plan and publicise the programme that features your brand.” Simply alter your viewpoint, as another poster pointed out.

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