Supreme Court: Police May Freeze Bank Accounts under S.102 CrPC in Prevention of Corruption Cases  ||  SC: Arbitrator’s Mandate Ends on Time Expiry; Substituted Arbitrator Must Continue After Extension  ||  SC: Woman May Move Her Department’s ICC For Harassment by Employee of Another Workplace  ||  SC: Women’s Representation Requirement Applies to All Bar Associations in Gujarat  ||  SC: Contempt Power isn’t Judges’ Personal Shield nor a Tool to Silence Legitimate Criticism  ||  SC: Statutory Corporation Can Deduct under S.36(1)(viii) Only for Income from Long-Term Finance  ||  NCLT Kolkata: Costs for Compromise or Arrangement Scheme not Part of Liquidation Expenses  ||  NCLT Ahmedabad: Complaints Against Auditors or Company Secretaries Not Grounds for Company Probe  ||  SC: NCLT Can Forfeit Entire Deposit if Purchaser Defaults on Payment for Liquidation Assets  ||  Meghalaya HC: Non-Signatory or Non-Existent LLP Cannot Claim Arbitration via Group of Companies    

Akhilesh Kumar Singh v. Ram Dawan and Ors. - (Supreme Court) (23 Sep 2015)

Reservation in sole position means unconstitutional exclusion

MANU/SC/1071/2015

Constitution

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal that a position comprised of a single post could be filled under the auspices of ‘reservation’. It reiterated a previous judgment from 1998 that if a single post cadre was reserved in favour of backward classes, it would result in the total exclusion of general members of the public, something that was impermissible under the Constitution. In the instant case, the singular post could not be reserved and would be filled by promotion from the feeder cadre.

Relevant : Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh v. Faculty Association and Ors. MANU/SC/0292/1998 State of Punjab and Ors. v. R.N. Bhatnagar and Anr. MANU/SC/0802/1998 Kuldeep Kumar Gupta and Ors. v. H.P. State Electricity Board and Ors. MANU/SC/0803/2000

Tags : RESERVATION   SINGLE   POST   CONSTITUTIONALITY  

Share :        

Disclaimer | Copyright 2025 - All Rights Reserved