Reservation Policy

Supreme Court Clarifies Scheduled Tribe Status for Chandigarh Housing Allotment: Chandigarh Housing Board vs. Tarsem Lal (2024) INSC 119 (07 February 2024)

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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 Scheduled Tribe Status for Chandigarh Housing Allotment: Chandigarh Housing Board vs. Tarsem Lal (2024) INSC 119 (07 February 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Candidate Due to State’s Error in Haryana Staff Selection Commission vs. Subhash Chand (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 226, Fundamental Rights, High Court Orders, High Court Orders with Implementation, Judicial Review, Public Employment, Reservation Policy, Service Law

Supreme Court Upholds Appointment of Candidate Due to State’s Error in Haryana Staff Selection Commission vs. Subhash Chand (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a candidate should be penalized for the State’s failure to properly implement reservation policies. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Haryana Staff Selection Commission vs. Subhash Chand & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 31 January

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Supreme Court Limits State Residency Quota in B.Ed Admissions: Veena Vadini Teachers Training Institute vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (28 April 2023)

/ Admission Policy, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Dinesh Maheshwari, Education Law, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Reservation Policy, Sudhanshu Dhulia

Supreme Court Limits State Residency Quota in B.Ed Admissions: Veena Vadini Teachers Training Institute vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a state government can reserve seats for residents in B.Ed courses and, if so, what is the permissible extent of such reservation. CASE TYPE: Education Law. Case Name: Veena Vadini Teachers Training

Supreme Court Limits State Residency Quota in B.Ed Admissions: Veena Vadini Teachers Training Institute vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (28 April 2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds 20% In-Service Quota in Maharashtra PG Medical Admissions: Nipun Tawari vs. State of Maharashtra (20 October 2022)

/ Constitutional Law, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Education Law, Hima Kohli, Judges, Medical Admissions, Postgraduate Education, Reservation Policy, State Powers

Supreme Court Upholds 20% In-Service Quota in Maharashtra PG Medical Admissions (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State Government can introduce a reservation for in-service candidates in postgraduate medical degree courses after the admission process has commenced. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Medical Admissions Case Name: Nipun Tawari & Ors vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors

Supreme Court Upholds 20% In-Service Quota in Maharashtra PG Medical Admissions: Nipun Tawari vs. State of Maharashtra (20 October 2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court Clarifies Application of Milind Judgment in Employment Cases: Bhilai Steel Plant vs. Mahesh Kumar (2022)

/ Constitutional Law, Hrishikesh Roy, Judges, Reservation Policy, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Scheduled Tribes, Service Law, Service Law: Employment, Service Law: Termination

Supreme Court Clarifies Application of Milind Judgment in Employment Cases: Bhilai Steel Plant vs. Mahesh Kumar (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the ratio of State of Maharashtra v. Milind, which protected certain appointments made under the Scheduled Tribe category, can be indiscriminately applied to employment cases where a false caste certificate was used to secure a

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Supreme Court Upholds Service Preferences in Constable Recruitment: Union of India vs. Probir Ghosh (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Service Preferences in Constable Recruitment: Union of India vs. Probir Ghosh (2022) Date of the Judgment: February 17, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 147 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. (authored the judgment) Can the government reject a candidate for a job even if they scored higher marks than those selected, simply

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Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Constable Recruitment in CAPFs: Union of India vs. Probir Ghosh (2022)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Rules for Constable Recruitment in CAPFs: Union of India vs. Probir Ghosh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 17 February 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 174 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a candidate’s preference for a specific armed force during recruitment limit their consideration for other forces, despite higher scores?

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Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Powers: State of Punjab vs. Anshika Goyal (25 January 2022)

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Supreme Court on Reservation in Private Medical Colleges: State of Punjab vs. Anshika Goyal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can issue a writ of mandamus directing a State to provide specific reservations in private unaided educational institutions and to what extent the State is bound by its own policies regarding reservation. CASE TYPE:

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Supreme Court allows OBC and EWS Reservations for NEET Admissions 2021-22: Neil Aurelio Nunes & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. (2022) INSC 21 (07 January 2022)

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Date of the Judgment: 07 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 21 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 Quota (AIQ) seats for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)? This question was at the

Supreme Court allows OBC and EWS Reservations for NEET Admissions 2021-22: Neil Aurelio Nunes & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. (2022) INSC 21 (07 January 2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court settles horizontal reservation for women in Madhya Pradesh Assistant Professor Selections (December 16, 2021)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Horizontal Reservation in Assistant Professor Selections LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Other Backward Class (OBC) female candidates who score higher than General Category women in the Assistant Professor selection process can be placed in the unreserved female category. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Reservation Policy Case Name: Sadhana Singh Dangi & Others vs. Pinki Asati

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

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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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