Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 711 · Decided 19 October 2006
M. Nagaraj and ORS. v. Union of India and Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 711 · [2006] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 336
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 61/2002
- Decided
- 19 October 2006
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, S.H. KAPADIA, C.K. THAKKER, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Reference answered
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 16, 335, 15, 16(4A), 16(48), 16(4), 32
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950; Articles 14, 16(/), (2), (3), (4), (4A) & (48), C 47, 246, 335 and 368/Amendments Act 77th of 1995, 8/st of 2000 and 85th of 2001: Amendments in Constitution inserting Articles /6(4A) and 16(48)­ Reservation in promotion-Extent of-Equality of opportunity in Principles set out in the Constitution should D be interpreted by adopting a purposive approach- Secularism, democracy, reasonableness. social justice are overarching principles providing linking factor for fundamental rights-Validity of amendments in the Constitution is judged by
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