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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Judgments on Creamy Layer Determination for OBC Reservation in Civil Services. Inclusion of Salary Income for PSU Employees Under Category II(C) of Office Memorandum Dated 08.09.1993 Found Discriminatory and Set Aside Due to Violation of Article 14.

The Supreme Court dealt with three consolidated civil appeals arising from separate High Court judgments concerning the determination of creamy layer ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 as Valid Regulatory Legislation. High Court erred in striking down entire Act; provisions conflicting with UGC Act are severable.

The Supreme Court considered appeals against the Allahabad High Court's judgment striking down the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 ...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Supreme Court Upholds Sub-Classification Within Scheduled Castes for Reservation in Punjab Act. State can provide preferential treatment to more backward castes without tinkering with Presidential List under Article 341.

The Supreme Court considered the constitutional validity of Section 4(5) of the Punjab Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes State's 'Best Five' Policy for ICSE Students in Junior College Admissions. The Court held that the policy was arbitrary and discriminatory under Article 14 of the Constitution of India.

The petitioner, Adv Om Balkrishna Trivedi, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the 'Best Five' policy int...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Minority Scholarship Schemes as Constitutional — Schemes for Minority Communities Do Not Violate Article 14 or 15(1) as They Are Based on Backwardness and Not Religion Alone.

The Bombay High Court disposed of two public interest litigations challenging the constitutional validity of two scholarship schemes for minority comm...