Morning Digest | Uttarakhand Assembly passes Uniform Civil Code; Scheduled Castes can’t be treated as a homogenous group, says Supreme Court, and more

From Uttarakhand Assembly passing Uniform Civil Code; to SC saying cannot treat Scheduled Castes as a homogenous group, read a select list of stories from The Hindu to start the day.

Uttarakhand Assembly ‘creates history’ by passing Uniform Civil Code: Pushkar Dhami

The Uttarakhand Assembly passed the State’s Uniform Civil Code on Wednesday, despite the Opposition’s demand that the Bill should be handed over to the House’s select committee first.

All States neglected under Modi regime: Pinarayi Vijayan

Denying the BJP’s argument that the protests by Opposition-ruled States against the Centre were politically motivated to create a “north-south” divide, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in New Delhi on February 7 that all States were suffering from the anti-federal attitude of the Centre.

Cannot treat Scheduled Castes as a homogenous group: Supreme Court

A seven-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday observed that Scheduled Castes cannot be treated as a “homogenous group” for granting reservation as some may have advanced in society while other continue to remain “particularly underprivileged”.

Bihar Speaker refuses to resign until floor test in Assembly on February 12