Supreme Court clarifies applicability of Hindu Succession Act to Scheduled Tribes: Tirith Kumar vs. Daduram (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 to members of Scheduled Tribes. CASE TYPE: Civil (Succession) Case Name: Tirith Kumar & Ors. vs. Daduram & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 19th December 2024 Date of the Judgment: 19th December […]
Supreme Court Upholds OBC Status, Rejects Scheduled Caste Claim Based on Illegal Notification: Union of India vs. Rohit Nandan (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of State Government notification altering caste categories for reservation. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Reservation). Case Name: Union of India & Ors. vs. Rohit Nandan Judgment Date: 13 December 2024 Date of the
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Scheduled Caste Certificate to Converted Christian: C. Selvarani vs. The Special Secretary (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person who was born Christian, but claims to have reconverted to Hinduism, is eligible for a Scheduled Caste certificate. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Caste Certificate, Service Law Case Name: C. Selvarani vs. The
Supreme Court Clarifies Scheduled Tribe Status for Chandigarh Housing Allotment LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person belonging to a Scheduled Tribe in one state can claim the same status in a Union Territory where no Presidential Order for Scheduled Tribes exists. CASE TYPE: Civil Appeal related to housing allotment and reservation policy. Case Name: Chandigarh Housing
Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Benefits Post-State Reorganization in Akhilesh Prasad vs. Jharkhand Public Service Commission LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees of a bifurcated state are entitled to reservation benefits in the newly formed state for promotions through limited departmental examinations. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Akhilesh Prasad vs. Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Ors. Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Restrictions on Land Transfers to Non-State Scheduled Castes: Bhadar Ram vs. Jassa Ram (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste in one state can claim the benefits of that status in another state for land transactions. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Rights, Scheduled Caste Protections Case Name: Bhadar
Supreme Court Upholds Restrictions on Land Transfers to Scheduled Castes from Other States: Bhadar Ram vs. Jassa Ram (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste in one state can claim the same benefits in another state for land transactions. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Land Rights and Scheduled Caste Protections Case
Supreme Court clarifies reservation benefits for migrant Scheduled Tribes in Union Territories: Director Transport Department vs. Abhinav Dipakbhai Patel (2019) Date of the Judgment: May 7, 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 463 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a person belonging to a Scheduled Tribe in one state claim reservation benefits in a
Supreme Court clarifies data requirements for SC/ST promotion reservations: Jarnail Singh vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the state needs to collect quantifiable data on the backwardness of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) for reservation in promotions. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Jarnail Singh & Others vs. Lachhmi
