Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Caste Certificate: Bhubaneswar Development Authority vs. Madhumita Das (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person belonging to a forward caste, who marries a person from a Scheduled Caste, is entitled to claim reservation benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Bhubaneswar Development Authority vs. Madhumita Das & Ors Judgment Date: May […]
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in Caste Certificate Case: Bhubaneswar Development Authority vs. Madhumita Das (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person belonging to a forward caste can claim reservation benefits by marrying a person from a Scheduled Caste. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Bhubaneswar Development Authority vs. Madhumita Das & Ors. [Judgment Date]: May 2,
Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Rules: OBC Candidates’ Placement in General Category (28 April 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether reserved category candidates who score higher than general category candidates should be placed in the general category pool. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited & Anr. vs. Sandeep Choudhary & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 28
Supreme Court Clarifies Horizontal Reservation for OBC Women in UP Police Constable Recruitment LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of horizontal reservation in public employment. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Recruitment. Case Name: Saurav Yadav & Ors. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date: 18 December 2020 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 18 December 2020 Citation: (2020)
Supreme Court Clarifies State’s Discretion on Reservation in Promotions: Mukesh Kumar vs. State of Uttarakhand (2020) Date of the Judgment: 07 February 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 123 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a state government be compelled to provide reservations in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes? The Supreme
Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation in Promotions for Persons with Disabilities Date of the Judgment: 14 January 2020 Citation: (2020) INSC 26 Judges: R.F. Nariman, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can persons with disabilities be given reservation in promotions? The Supreme Court of India addressed this crucial question, clarifying the extent of reservation for
Supreme Court Orders Re-evaluation of Assistant Professor Appointments: Pradeep Singh Dehal vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can direct the University to add marks for “publications” in the selection process of Assistant Professors and whether the selection process of conducting separate interviews for general and reserved categories is valid.
Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Policy: Age Relaxation and General Category Migration Date of the Judgment: 4 July 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal No. 5185 of 2019 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Civil) No. 3938 of 2018) Judges: S. Abdul Nazeer, J. and Indira Banerjee, J. Can a candidate who uses age relaxation as a member of a
