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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

B.K.PAVITRA & ORS. Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Appeal (Civil), 2368 of 2011, Judgment Date: Feb 09, 2017

It is clear from the above discussion that exercise for determining ‘inadequacy of representation’, ‘backwardness’ and ‘overall efficiency’, is a must for exercise of power under Article 16(4A). Mere fact that there is no proportionate representation in promotional posts for the population of SCs and STs is not by itself enough to grant consequential seniority to promotees who are otherwise junior and thereby denying seniority to those who are given Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Vs. M. SELVAKUMAR & ANR.

Appeal (Civil), 858 of 2017, Judgment Date: Jan 24, 2017

When the attempts of Physically Handicapped candidates of OBC Category and Physically Handicapped candidates of General Category, who appeared in the Civil Services Examination are made equal, and a Physically Handicapped candidate belonging to OBC Category, in addition to 10 years relaxation in age also enjoys 3 years more age relaxation for appearing in the examination, we cannot agree with Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

J.ASHOKA Vs. UNIV.OF AGR.SC.& ORS.

Appeal (Civil), 12182 of 2016, Judgment Date: Dec 15, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

VIVEK SINGH Vs. STATE OF U.P & ANR

Appeal (Civil), 10381 of 2014, Judgment Date: Aug 26, 2016

The High Court reiterated the settled position of law that reservation for the physically handicapped category was to be provided as a matter of law and that such reservation was to be made on the basis of total sanctioned strength and not on the basis of available vacancy of a recruitment year. We are satisfied that the reservation which must be provided for, as a Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Full Bench (FB)- Three Judge)

STATE OF U.P AND ORS. Vs. DR. DINESH SINGH CHAUHAN

Appeal (Civil), 8047 of 2016, Judgment Date: Aug 16, 2016

30. As aforesaid, Regulations have been framed by an Expert Body based on past experience and including the necessity to reckon the services and experience gained by the in-service candidates in notified remote and difficult areas in the State. The proviso prescribes the measure for giving incentive marks to in-service candidates who have worked in notified remote and Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

B.H. KHAWAS Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Appeal (Civil), 9182 of 2012, Judgment Date: Aug 12, 2016

Indubitably, if the argument of the appellant was accepted, it would inevitably mean that all appointments made before 28.11.2000 must be protected even though it had not become final. That would also mean that all caste certificates issued to persons belonging to “Koshti” community, as being “Halba” Scheduled Tribe in Maharashtra, prior to November 28, 2000 (the day on which Milind’s case was decided Full Judgment

Delhi High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

AJAY KUMAR Vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

W.P.(C), 3137 of 2016, Judgment Date: Aug 04, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

RAJEEV KUMAR GUPTA & ORS. Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Writ Petition (Civil), 521 of 2008, Judgment Date: Jun 30, 2016

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Delhi High Court (Single Judge)

N.S. KAPUR AND ORS. V/s S G T B KHALSA COLLEGE AND ORS

W.P.(C), 6581 of 2012, Judgment Date: Jun 20, 2016

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Madhya Pradesh High Court (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

R.B. Rai vs. State of Madhya Pradesh

WRIT PETITION, 1942 of 2011, Judgment Date: Apr 30, 2016

27. Thus, taking overall view of the matter, the existing provision relating to reservation, backlog vacancies, carryforward of backlog vacancies and the operation of roster, contained in the Rules of 2002 runs contrary to the constitutional provisions contained in clause (4A) and (4B) of Article 16 and Article 335 of the Constitution and the law predicated in M. Nagaraj (supra), are declared ultra vires and non-est in law. 28. Consequently, various promotions of SCs/STs category made on the basis of these Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

ASHOK KUMAR GIRI Vs. GOVT. OF INDIA AND ORS

Appeal (Civil), 4476 of 2016, Judgment Date: Apr 27, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

T.KOCHA Vs. STATE OF KERALA & ORS.

Appeal (Civil), 6126-6127 of 2013, Judgment Date: Apr 13, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

STATE OF U.P.& ORS Vs. RAVINDRA KUMAR SHARMA & ORS.

Appeal (Civil), 8880 of 2016, Judgment Date: Feb 03, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA AND ORS. Vs. CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA SC/ST EMPLOYEES WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND ORS.

Review Petition (Civil), 891 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jan 08, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA AND ORS. Vs. CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA SC/ST EMPLOYEES WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND ORS.

Review Petition (Civil), 891 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jan 08, 2016

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

AJITHKUMAR P AND ORS Vs. REMIN K R AND ORS

Appeal (Civil), 8536 of 2015, Judgment Date: Oct 13, 2015

In view of the legal position enunciated by this Court in the aforesaid cases the conclusion is irresistible that a student who is entitled to be admitted on the basis of merit though belonging to a reserved category cannot be considered to be admitted against seats reserved for reserved category. It is application Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

S.PANNEER SELVAM & ORS. Vs. GOVT.OF T.NADU & ORS.

Appeal (Civil), 6631-6632 of 2015, Judgment Date: Aug 27, 2015

The concept of ‘catch-up rule’ and ‘consequential seniority’ is judicially evolved concepts to control the extent of reservation. The question of reservation and the associated promotion and the consequential seniority have been the matter of discussion in various decisions of this Court. The matter regarding reservation in promotions was considered by a nine Judge Bench of this Court in Indra Sawhney And Ors. vs. Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

RAJESHWAR BABURAO BONE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR

Appeal (Civil), 5778 of 2015, Judgment Date: Jul 29, 2015

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Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

RAM SINGH & ORS Vs. UOI

Writ Petition (Civil), 274 of 2014, Judgment Date: Mar 17, 2015

The challenge in the present group of writ petitions is to a Notification published in the Gazette of India dated 04.03.2014 by which the Jat Community has been included in the Central List of Backward Classes for the States of Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, NCT of Delhi, Bharatpur and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan, Full Judgment

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

K.P. Manu Versus Chairman, Scrutiny Committee for Verification of Community Certificate

Appeal (Civil), 7065 of 2008, Judgment Date: Feb 26, 2015

As we perceive, the controversy fundamentally has three arenas, namely, (1) whether on conversion and at what stage a person born to Christian parents can, after reconversion to the Hindu religion, be eligible to claim the benefit of his original caste; (ii) whether after his eligibility is accepted and his original community on a collective basis takes him within its fold, he still can be denied the Full Judgment