Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 532 · Decided 4 September 1995
Ashok Kumar Thakur v. State of Bihar and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 532 · [1995] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 269
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 631/1994
- Decided
- 4 September 1995
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, S. SAGHIR AHMAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16(4), 32
Headnote
A v. STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS SEPTEMBER 4, 1995 [KULDIP SINGH AND S. SAGHIR AHMAD, JJ.) B Constitution of India-Arts. 14 and 16(4). Reservation for backward classes of citizens in the services of the State-Criteria laid down by the States of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, for C detennining the of-Under Art. 16(4) of the Constitution-A class which has no element of 'creamy layer' in it. D The law laid down in Mandal's case to be followed-Protective dis­ crimination in the shape of job reservation under A1t. 16(4) has to be programmed--Most deserving section of the backward
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