Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 307 · Decided 11 May 2010
DR. K. Krishna Murthy & ORS. v. Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 307 · [2010] 6 S.C.R. 972
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 356/1994
- Decided
- 11 May 2010
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, R.V. RAVEENDRAN, D.K. JAIN, P. SATHASIVAM, J.M. PANCHAL (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 - Constitution (Seventy-third) c Amendment Act, 1992 - Constitution (Seventy-fourth) Amendment Act, 1992: Articles 243-0(4) and 243-T(4) - Elected local self­ government institutions - Reservation of Chairperson posts validity of - Held: Is constitutionally valid - Said posts cannot be equated with solitary posts in the context of public employment - Article 243-0(4) provides a clear constitutional basis for reserving Chairperson positions in favour of SC and STs (in proportionate manner) and one­
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