Reservation Policy

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)

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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 […]

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) Read Post »

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)

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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 (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

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) Read Post »

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

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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.

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

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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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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Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Policy: Age Relaxation and General Category Migration in Public Service Recruitment (4 July 2019)

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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

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Supreme Court Upholds Appointments Made 25 Years Ago in Bihar Gazetted Cadre Selection: Mirza Ali Raza & Ors. vs. State of Bihar & Ors. (2016) INSC 36 (03 February 2016)

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Can a State government alter the appointment of civil servants after 25 years based on a changed interpretation of reservation policies? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning appointments made in Bihar’s Gazetted Cadre in 1991. The Court’s decision focused on upholding the appointments of candidates who had been serving

Supreme Court Upholds Appointments Made 25 Years Ago in Bihar Gazetted Cadre Selection: Mirza Ali Raza & Ors. vs. State of Bihar & Ors. (2016) INSC 36 (03 February 2016) Read Post »

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