P.B. Sawant, J. 400. Because of its pernicious caste system which may truly be described as its original sin, the Indian Society has, for ages, remained stratified. The origin of…
P.B. Sawant, J. 397. In a legal system where the Courts are vested with the power of judicial review, on occasions issues with social, political and economic overtones come up…
Justice Kuldeep Singh 395. Based on the, reasoning and the conclusions reached by me in Paras ‘A’ to ‘K’ of the judgment, I order and direct as under: – (i)…
Justice Kuldeep Singh 394. Legal aspects arising out of Article 16(4) have been discussed and decided. Finally, we have to examine the process of identification of the backward classes and…
Justice Kuldeep Singh 387. Whether a group of citizens living below poverty line or under poverty-conditions can be considered a backward class under Article 16(4) ? In other words can…
Justice Kuldeep Singh 386. The protective discrimination in the shape of job-reservations has to be programmed in such a manner that the most deserving section of the backward class is…
Justice Kuldeep Singh 383. Article 16(1) provides equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to State-services. Equals have to be treated equally whereas the unequals ought not to…
Justice Kuldeep Singh 373. The next question for consideration is whether Article 16(4) provides reservation of appointments or posts at the stage of initial entry to Government services or even…
Justice Kuldeep Singh 372. Before parting with the subject I may say that the successive Governments, whether in the States or at the Centre, have been remiss in the discharge…
Kuldip Singh, J. 360. Over a period of four decades this Court under a mistaken view read the expression “any backward class of citizens” in Article 16(4) to mean the…
