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Supreme Court Upholds OBC Status, Rejects Scheduled Caste Claim Based on Illegal Notification: Union of India vs. Rohit Nandan (2024)

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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 […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Scheduled Caste Certificate to Converted Christian: C. Selvarani vs. The Special Secretary (2024)

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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

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Supreme Court Upholds Preference for Age in Backlog Vacancy Appointments: Chaitra Nagammanavar vs. State of Karnataka (2 May 2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Preference for Age in Backlog Vacancy Appointments: Chaitra Nagammanavar vs. State of Karnataka (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the age preference rule under the Karnataka State Civil Services (Unfilled Vacancies Reserved For Persons Belonging to the SC’s and ST’s) (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2001 applies to appointments of Assistant Professors in Universities. CASE TYPE:

Supreme Court Upholds Preference for Age in Backlog Vacancy Appointments: Chaitra Nagammanavar vs. State of Karnataka (2 May 2024) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Caste Certificate: Bhubaneswar Development Authority vs. Madhumita Das (2023)

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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

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in Caste Certificate Case: Bhubaneswar Development Authority vs. Madhumita Das (2023)

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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,

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Supreme Court Upholds Reservation for ‘Ganiga’ Caste: M.V. Chandrakanth vs. Sangappa & Ors. (29 July 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Reservation for ‘Ganiga’ Caste: M.V. Chandrakanth vs. Sangappa & Ors. (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether individuals belonging to the ‘Lingayat-Ganiga’ sub-caste are entitled to reservation benefits under Category II-A as ‘Ganiga’ caste. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Reservation. Case Name: M.V. Chandrakanth vs. Sangappa & Ors. Judgment Date: 29 July 2022 Introduction Date of the

Supreme Court Upholds Reservation for ‘Ganiga’ Caste: M.V. Chandrakanth vs. Sangappa & Ors. (29 July 2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court clarifies rules for OBC candidates’ placement in general category: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited & Anr. vs. Sandeep Choudhary & Ors. (28 April 2022)

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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 rules for OBC candidates’ placement in general category: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited & Anr. vs. Sandeep Choudhary & Ors. (28 April 2022) Read Post »

Supreme Court Directs Filling of Vacant Sub-Inspector Posts in Uttar Pradesh: Alok Kumar Singh vs. State of U.P. (2018)

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Supreme Court Directs Filling of Vacant Sub-Inspector Posts in Uttar Pradesh LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of recruitment rules and filling of vacancies in public employment. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Alok Kumar Singh & Others vs. State of U.P. & Others Judgment Date: 27 November 2018 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 27 November 2018 Citation:

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Supreme Court clarifies procedure for filling reserved category vacancies after resignation: Gagandeep Singh vs. State of Punjab (27 November 2018)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Reserved Vacancy Filling After Resignation in Punjab: Gagandeep Singh Case (27 November 2018) Date of the Judgment: 27 November 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 1034 Judges: Kurian Joseph J., S. Abdul Nazeer J. Can a reserved category vacancy, vacated due to resignation, be filled from the existing merit list or does it require

Supreme Court clarifies procedure for filling reserved category vacancies after resignation: Gagandeep Singh vs. State of Punjab (27 November 2018) Read Post »

Supreme Court clarifies implementation of post-based roster for promotions in Railways: V. Lakshmikanthan vs. Union of India (22 November 2017)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the date of implementation of post-based roster for promotions in government services. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Promotion and Reservation. Case Name: V. Lakshmikanthan and Anr. vs. Union of India and Ors. [Judgment Date]: 22 November 2017 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 22 November 2017 Citation: [Not available in the source]

Supreme Court clarifies implementation of post-based roster for promotions in Railways: V. Lakshmikanthan vs. Union of India (22 November 2017) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Appointments Based on Incorrect Category: Amol vs. State of Maharashtra (2017)

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Date of the Judgment: November 7, 2017 Citation: Not Available Judges: Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R. Banumathi Can an appointment be valid if it was offered under a wrong category? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case concerning appointments to the post of Krishi Sevak in Maharashtra. The court

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