Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 512 · Decided 27 August 2020
The State of Punjab & ORS. v. Davinder Singh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 512 · [2020] 10 S.C.R. 857
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2317/2011
- Decided
- 27 August 2020
- Bench
- ARUN MISHRA, INDIRA BANERJEE, VINEET SARAN, M.R. SHAH, ANIRUDDHA BOSE (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 15, 16, 338, 341, 342, 342A, 16(1)
Headnote
Constitution of India - Arts. 14, 15, 16, 338, 341, 342 and 342A - Punjab Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) Act, 2006 - s. 4(5) - Sub-classification within a socially and educationally backward class (caste) by a circular provided that out of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes, fifty per cent of the vacancies would be offered to Balmikis and Mazhabi Sikhs - The circular was struck down by the High Court - The Supreme Court dismissed the S.L.P. against the same - The Punjab Act
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