Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 32 · Decided 12 January 2010
Union of India ETC. v. Rakesh Kumar and ORS., ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 32 · [2010] 1 S.C.R. 483
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 484/2006
- Decided
- 12 January 2010
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, P. SATHASIVAM, J.M. PANCHAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 243
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 14, 243-D and 243-M(4)(b) - Panchayats in Scheduled Areas - Section 4(g) of the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 and ss. 17(8)(2), 21(8), 36(8)(2), 40(8), 51(8)(2) and 55(8) A B c of the Jharkhand providing for 0 reservation of 50% of total seats in Panchayats and reservation of posts of Chairpersons at all level in Panchayats in Scheduled Areas for Scheduled Tribes - HELD: Constitutionally valid - Reservation of 50% seats in favour of Scheduled Tribes in Scheduled Areas at all the three
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