Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 644 · Decided 5 November 2004
E. V. Chinnaiah v. State of Andhra Pradesh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 644 · [2004] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 972
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6758/2000
- Decided
- 5 November 2004
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE, S.N. VARIAVA, B.P. SINGH, H.K. SEMA, S.B. SINHA (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 341, 341(2)
Headnote
Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservation) Act, c 2000: Constitution of India, 1950-Article 14, 341 and Schedule VII List II Entry 41, List III, Entry 25: Scheduled Castes enumerated in Presidential List-Sub-Classification D of-For the purpose of admission to professional of the State-By State legislation-Constitutional validity of-Held: The sub-classification is ultra vires the Constitution-It would amount to tinkering with the Presidential List-It is violative of Scheme of Article 341 and Article 14, against doctrine of reasonableness and lacks legislative
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