Dr.Satish Menon vs Secretary The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 3 July, 2009
10. It is therefore clear that to enable women of this country, who for
centuries were socially and economically handicapped to participate in the
socio-economic activities on equal footing with men and to eliminate the
backwardness of women, Article 15(3) provides that the State can make
special provision for women. Such special provisions for women include
reservation of seats in educational institutions or of posts in public
employment in favour of women. According to Mr. Sanghi, however, no
provision for reservation can be made of a single seat in an educational
institution or a single post in public employment in favour of women as per
the law laid down in M.R. Balaji Vs. State of Mysore, Deepak Sibal Vs.
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Punjab University, Dr. Chakradhar Paswan Vs. State of Bihar and Post
Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigar Vs.
Faculty Association & others (supra).