Is Subclassification Permissible Within SC/ST Reservation ? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment [Live Updates Day 3]

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8 Feb 2024 10:34 AM IST

  • Is Subclassification Permissible Within SC/ST Reservation ? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment [Live Updates Day 3]

    A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing the reference on the permissibility of Sub-Classification Within SC-ST Reservation.The Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud also comprises Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, Bela M Trivedi, Pankaj Mithal, Manoj Misra and Satish Chandra Sharma. The report of the Day 1 hearing can be read here. Day 2 report can be read here.The matter...

    A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing the reference on the permissibility of Sub-Classification Within SC-ST Reservation.

    The Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud also comprises Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, Bela M Trivedi, Pankaj Mithal, Manoj Misra and Satish Chandra Sharma. The report of the Day 1 hearing can be read here. Day 2 report can be read here.

    The matter was referred to a 7-judge bench by a 5-judge bench in 2020 in the case State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh. The 5-judge bench observed that the judgment of the coordinate bench in E.V.Chinnaiah v. State of Andhra Pradesh, (2005) 1 SCC 394, which held that sub-classification was not permissible, was required to be reconsidered.

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