Sawhney v UOI, 1993 which is a landmark judgment on aspects of reservation in India. “The Court interpreted the relation between Article 14 and Article ... permits reasonable classification, so does Article 16(1). A classification may involve reservation of seats or vacancies. The principle aims of Article
this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any backward class of citizens ... this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for reservation in matters of promotion, with consequential seniority, to any class or classes
clause (1) of article 30, which in the case of reservation would be in addition to the existing reservations and subject to a maximum ... State of Mysore, AIR 1963 , the government of Mysore set up a reservation of 68% of the total seats in Engineering and Medical colleges. These
contended that the High Court erred by
considering the issue of de-reservation of post even though the same was
not raised before ... further urged that once the High Court
concluded its view upon de-reservation, High Court should have directed
cancellation of other candidates on their said
shall vest and be apportioned accordingly. 7A. [ Time limit for delimitation and reservation of wards. [Inserted by Haryana Act No. 17 of 2018, dated ... work relating to the delimitation and reservation of wards of the municipal committee shall be completed six months before the completion of the tenure
said Article shall prevent the state from making any provision for reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any backward class of citizen which ... this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for the reservation of apointments or posts in favour of any backward class of citizens
Sawhney v UOI, 1993 which is a landmark judgment on aspects of reservation in India. “The Court interpreted the relation between Article 14 and Article ... permits reasonable classification, so does Article 16(1). A classification may involve reservation of seats or vacancies. The principle aims of Article
qualifying marks in any examination or lowering the standards of evaluation, for reservation in matters of promotion to any class or classes of services ... relaxation of qualifying marks as well as assessment requirements in areas of reservation in promotion. In the case of S. Vinod Kumar vs Union
Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 the provisions for reservation of seats for the President and the Vice President of the Zilla Parishad for the reserved category ... make up the deficiencies in the constitutional requirement the proposed amendment for reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women for president/Vice
right to equal
opportunity in public employment, in the context of
reservation, broadly falls for consideration in these writ
petitions under Article ... inserting Article 16(4A) of the Constitution retrospectively
from 17.6.1995 providing reservation in promotion with
consequential seniority as being unconstitutional and
violative of the basic
