Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 761 · Decided 18 July 2007
Rajesh Kumar Daria v. Rajasthan Public Service Commission and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 761 · [2007] 8 S.C.R. 972
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3132/2007
- Decided
- 18 July 2007
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, R.V. RAVEENDRAN, DALVEER BHANDARI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 15, 16, 16(4), 16(1), 15(3)
Headnote
Service Law: C Constitution of India, 1950; Articles 15 and 16/Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 1955; R. 9(3): Judicial Service-Appointment/selection of women candidates in excess of reservation quota-Challenge to--Dismissed by High Court-On appeal, D Held: Social reservation in favour of SC, ST of Article 16(4) of the Constitution are vertical reservation, however, special reservation in favour of physically handicapped women etc. as provided under Articles 16(1) and 15(3) are horizontal reservation­ Principle applicable to vertical reservation could not be applied to horizontal
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