Scheduled Tribes

Supreme Court Orders Fresh Review of Caste Certificates in Rushikesh Bharat Garud Case

/ B.V. Nagarathna, Caste Certificate Validation, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction, Civil Law, Judges, M.R. Shah, Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Scheduled Tribes

Supreme Court Orders Fresh Review of Caste Certificates in Rushikesh Bharat Garud Case LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of caste certificates. CASE TYPE: Civil Appellate Jurisdiction. Case Name: Rushikesh Bharat Garud vs. The State of Maharashtra and others. [Judgment Date]: 10 December 2021. Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10 December 2021 Citation: Not Available Judges: M.R. Shah, […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Finality of Caste Certificates: J. Chitra vs. District Collector (2021)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Caste Certificate Verification, G.O. (2D) No.: 108, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare (CV-I) Department, G.O. (Ms) No. 111, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Service Law, Tamil Nadu Government Orders

Supreme Court Upholds Finality of Caste Certificates: J. Chitra vs. District Collector (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a caste certificate, once finalized by a District Vigilance Committee, can be reopened by the State Level Scrutiny Committee for a fresh inquiry. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Caste Certificate Verification Case Name: J. Chitra vs. District Collector and Chairman, State

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Supreme Court Upholds OBC, EWS Reservations in NEET for 2021-22: Nunes vs. Union of India (2022)

/ All India Quota, AS Bopanna, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, EWS Reservation, Fundamental Rights, Judges, OBC Reservation, Reservation Policy

Supreme Court Upholds OBC, EWS Reservations in NEET for 2021-22: Nunes vs. Union of India (2022) Date of the Judgment: January 7, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 12 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and AS Bopanna, J Can reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) be implemented in the All India

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Supreme Court Upholds State’s Selection Process in Police Constable Recruitment: Pramod Kumar Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 32, Government Recruitment, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Reservation Policy, S. Ravindra Bhat, Service Law, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Upholds State’s Selection Process in Police Constable Recruitment: Pramod Kumar Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State’s adjustment of candidates from reserved categories to the open category in a police constable recruitment process is valid. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Pramod Kumar Singh & Ors. vs. State

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Supreme Court settles the method of filling backlog vacancies in direct recruitment for reserved categories: The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. vs. K. Shobana Etc. Etc. (05 March 2021)

/ Backlog Vacancies, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 16(4B), Dinesh Maheshwari, Direct Recruitment, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Reservation Policy, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Service Law, Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016, Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 with Section 27(f)

Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Policy for Direct Recruitment in Tamil Nadu Date of the Judgment: 05 March 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 3745-3754 of 2020 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J. How should backlog vacancies for reserved categories be filled in direct recruitment? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

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Supreme Court Denies OBC Reservation in All India Quota for 2020-21 Medical Admissions: State of Tamil Nadu vs. Union of India (26 October 2020)

/ Ajay Rastogi, All India Quota, Education Law, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Medical Admissions, Reservation Policy, The Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of seats in Educational Institutions and of appointments or posts in the services under the State) Act, 1993

Supreme Court Denies OBC Reservation in All India Quota for 2020-21 Medical Admissions: State of Tamil Nadu vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates are entitled to reservation in the All India Quota seats for medical admissions in state-run colleges. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Reservation Policy Case Name: The

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Supreme Court Upholds Reservation for Hindu Nadar Community in Kerala: Aswathy R.S. Karthika vs. Archana M. (2020)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958, L. Nageswara Rao, Reservation Policy, S. Ravindra Bhat, Service Law, Service Law with Rule 15(a)

Supreme Court Upholds Reservation for Hindu Nadar Community in Kerala: Aswathy R.S. Karthika vs. Archana M. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the shortfall in reservation for the Hindu Nadar community in Kerala should be filled from the subsequent rank list. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Dr. Aswathy R.S. Karthika & Ors. vs. Dr. Archana M.

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Supreme Court Transfers Haryana Reservation Case to Itself: Sunil Rathee vs. State of Haryana (2020)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 139A, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Reservation Policy, Service Law

Supreme Court Transfers Haryana Reservation Case to Itself: Sunil Rathee vs. State of Haryana (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a case involving a challenge to a state notification providing reservation for economically backward persons should be transferred to the Supreme Court when a similar issue is pending before it in another case. CASE TYPE: Service Law,

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Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Policy for Single Posts: R R Inamdar vs. State of Karnataka (28 November 2019)

/ Ajay Rastogi, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 16, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Reservation Policy, Service Law, Single Post Reservation

Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Policy for Single Posts: R R Inamdar vs. State of Karnataka (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether reservation policies apply to single posts within a cadre. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: R R Inamdar vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 28 November 2019 Date of the Judgment: 28 November 2019

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Supreme Court clarifies eligibility for Special Education Teachers in Delhi: Govt. of NCT Delhi vs. Pradeep Kumar (2019)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), Eligibility Criteria, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, R. Banumathi, Recruitment Rules, Relaxation in Qualifying Marks, Reservation Policy, Service Law

Supreme Court clarifies eligibility for Special Education Teachers in Delhi: Govt. of NCT Delhi vs. Pradeep Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates who obtained the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) qualification with relaxed pass marks for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category from states other than Delhi, can be considered for employment as Special Education

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Supreme Court Orders Re-evaluation of Assistant Professor Appointments: Pradeep Singh Dehal vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2019)

/ Appointment of Assistant Professors, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 16(4), Constitutional Law with Article 226, Hemant Gupta, Judges, Judicial Review, L. Nageswara Rao, Reservation Policy, Service Law

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.

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Supreme Court clarifies reservation policy for ship recycling plots: R.K. Industries vs. S.C./S.T. Shipbreakers Association (2019)

/ Constitutional Law, Judges, R.F. Nariman, Regulations, Regulations with Clause 5.4, Reservation Policy, Sanjiv Khanna, Ship Recycling Regulations, Surya Kant

Supreme Court clarifies reservation policy for ship recycling plots: R.K. Industries vs. S.C./S.T. Shipbreakers Association (2019) Date of the Judgment: July 16, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 717 Judges: R. F. Nariman, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J., Surya Kant, J. Can the reservation of plots for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) for ship recycling be

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