Supreme Court · 1985 INSC 215 · Decided 30 September 1985
Soosai ETC. v. Union of India and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1985 INSC 215 · [1985] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 242
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 9596/1983
- Decided
- 30 September 1985
- Bench
- P.N. BHAGWATI, R.S. PATHAK, AMARENDRA NATH SEN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14to17, 341, 32
Headnote
Constitution of India 1950, Articles 14 to 17 and 341 o Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950, Para 3. Persons belonging to Schedule Caste - Conversion to Christianity - Disentitlement to benefit of constitutional provisions relating to Schedule Castes - Whether legal, valid and a special Central Assistance Scheme for the welfare of Scheduled Castes. Consequent to a pro­ posal under this Scheme, allotment of bunk free of cost were to be made to cobblers by profession who worked on the roadaide, by the State Government of Tamilnadu in pursuance to G.O. No. 580 Social
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