Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 231 · Decided 17 March 2015
Ram Singh & ORS. v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 231 · [2015] 5 S.C.R. 670
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 274/2014
- Decided
- 17 March 2015
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, R.F. NARIMAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 16
Headnote
c Constitution of India, 1950 - Art. 16( 4) - Inclusion of 'Jal Community' in the Central List of Other Backward Classes for 9 States - By Notification dated 04.03.2014 by Central Government - Bypassing the contrary view taken by Na­ tional Commission for Backward Classes - Propriety of - D Sawhnev case and s. 9 of National Commission for Backward Classes Act, the advice of the Commission is ordinarily binding on the Government and the same can be overruled only on com­ pelling reasons - The decision of the Commission not to E include the 'Jat Community' in the Central List was
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