Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 723 · Decided 4 July 2019
Niravkumar Dilipbhai Makwana v. Gujarat Public Service Commission & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 723 · [2019] 9 S.C.R. 47
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5185/2019
- Decided
- 4 July 2019
- Bench
- S. ABDUL NAZEER, INDIRA BANERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 16(4), 309
Headnote
Service Law: Selection - Of a candidate who availed age relaxation as a reserved category candidate - Whether has to be under reserved category or can be accommodated in or migrated to general category seat - Held: Art. 16(4) of the Constitution empowers the State to provide It is discretion of the State to formulate a policy as to manner and extent to which reservation is provided - Such policy has to be spelled out from the orders issued by the Government - In the present case such policy has been framed by the State by Circulars dated 21.01.2000 and
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