Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 519 · Decided 12 April 1996
J.P. Ravidas and ORS. v. Navyuvak Harijan Uthapan Multi Units Industrial COOP. Society LTD. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 519 · [1996] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 301
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7748/1996
- Decided
- 12 April 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Co11stitutio11 of J11dia : A B Altic/es 19(1)(3), 21, 38, 39(b), 46-AlloDnenl of land lo Co-operative C Housi11g Society for members of Scheduled Castes~Bye-laws of society presclibing membership 80% to members of Scheduled Castes a11d 20% to others-Held the benefit of economic empowennent having Castes a11d they havi11g secured the property, neither the Presidmt of Society nor a11ybody else has 1ight to induct any member other than presclibed percentage-The very object of providing two acres of p1ime D land belonging to Govenunent is to an1eliorate econon1ic conditions of 'dalits'
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