Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 900 · Decided 27 September 2018
State of Orissa v. Dasarathi Meher
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 900 · [2018] 13 S.C.R. 443
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7362/2013
- Decided
- 27 September 2018
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR, DEEPAK GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 341, 342
Headnote
Constitution of India - Arts.341 and 342 - 1950 Presidential Order declared "Kulis" to be Scheduled Tribe in the appellant-State - However, 1956 Presidential Order declared "Kuli" to be Scheduled Caste in Sambalpur District only while also continued replaced by 1976 Act in which caste "Kuli" was not mentioned, however,"Kulis" was notified as Scheduled Tribe - Issue as to whether the tribe mentioned as "Kulis" in the 1976 Act includes persons belonging to the "Kuli" community - Held:
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