Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 316 · Decided 13 April 2016
T. Kocha v. State of Kerala & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 316 · [2016] 3 S.C.R. 368
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6126/2013
- Decided
- 13 April 2016
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 341, 366(24)
Headnote
Social status: Thandan community - Appellant applied for the post of High School Assistant in a Government School under reserved category claiming herself to be Scheduled Ca.,fe as belonging to Thandan Community - She was appointed to the said post on 3.2.1989 - However, subsequentZv Vigilance belong to Thandan Community but was a member of Ezhava!Thiyya Community and therefore was not a person belonging to Scheduled Caste Community - In the instant appeals, the issue in dispute is regarding the status of appellant as to whether she belongs to Thandmi Community or not - Held: Ajier
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