Explainer | Bombay HC at Goa on Quota in Municipal Polls [Detailed Report]
“Democratically elected nations burgeon on absolutely free and impartial elections and India being a colossal democracy demands such a process.”
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UP Police Constables appointments| Shifting of candidates selected against posts meant for reserved categories, to open category as per Court directions hence valid: Supreme Court
“With the availability of 3295 additional posts, in the re-working exercise, if the candidates who were already selected against reserved posts were entitled to be considered against open category posts, that exercise cannot be termed as illegal or invalid on any count.”
Can reservation for OBCs exceed upper ceiling of 50% in local elections for entirely scheduled areas? Supreme Court explains triple test pre-requisite
“The barriers to political participation are not of the same character as barriers that limit access to education and employment.”
Reservation and filling up of backlog vacancies: SC explains applicability of Section 27(f) of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016
Supreme Court: In the case relating to appointment to the post of Post Graduate Assistants in Chemistry departments for the year 2018-2019
Raj HC | State Govt. to consider whether persons with locomotive disabilities and hearing impairment can avail reservation for the purpose of employment under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench of Satish Kumar Sharma and Indrajit Mahanty, JJ., dismissed the petition remitting the matter to State
Jhar HC | [Article 16] Retrospective application to 103rd Amendment providing reservation to EWS cannot be permitted; Petition allowed
Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi J., allowing the present petition, held, “…the retrospective application of 10% EWS quota is against Articles
2020 Roundup: 11 Constitution bench judgments, 17 judges, Zero dissent
♦ Did you know? In the year 2020, All the Constitution bench verdicts were unanimous with no dissenting opinion. 9 out of
“Open category is open to all”; SC directs appointment of OBC female candidates with higher marks than General Category female candidates as Constables by UP Police
“Any selection which results in candidates getting selected against Open/General category with less merit than the other available candidates will certainly be opposed to principles of equality.”
Bombay HC allows benefit of EWS quota to student from Maratha caste albeit a rider
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.V. Gangapurwala and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., directed that the petitioner, belonging to the Maratha caste,
No reservation for in-service doctors in Super Specialty Medical Courses for the academic year 2020-2021; holds SC
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has directed that that there will be
[CLAT 2020] Ori HC | NRI Reservation is for the elite class and this dubious category of quota is unconstitutional; Eligibility/Selection under this category is unregulated, illegal and arbitrary
Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Panda and S. K. Panigrahi JJ., dismissed the petition and called upon the relevant
SC holds NRI quota for admission to professional courses “neither sacrosanct, not inviolable”; private colleges have some elbow room
Private colleges offering professional and technical courses, have some elbow room to decide whether, and to what extent, they wish to offer NRI or management quotas
CLAT| Nothing wrong with WB NUJS’s decision to apply 30% domicile reservation rule from next year: SC
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has held that the decision of
Maratha Reservation| Implementation of Maharashtra State Reservation Act stayed; Larger bench to interpret Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act, 2018
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has referred to a larger bench,
Kar HC | National Law School of India University Amendment Act, 2020 granting 25% reservation to candidates from State of Karnataka — Stayed
Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of B.V. Nagarathna and Ravi Hosmani, JJ., granted an interim stay on the National Law School
States, and not MCI, have power to make reservation for in-service candidates in Post Graduate Medical Course; Constitution bench holds
Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has held that
5-judge bench to hear pleas challenging Centre’s decision to grant 10% quota to EWSs in jobs and admissions
Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and R. Subhash Reddy and BR Gavai, JJ has referred to a 5-judge Constitution
J&K HC | 100% domicile reservation for public employment in J&K, challenged; Notice issued to centre
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Tashi Rabstan, J. addressed a matter wherein 100 % reservation in public employment for J&K domiciles in
