‘Sub-classification of SC/STs permissible’: SC overrules EV Chinnaiah ruling in 6:1 verdict; Justice Bela M. Trivedi dissents
In E.V. Chinnaiah v. State of A.P., (2005) 1 SCC 394, the Supreme Court five Judge Bench held that Scheduled Castes form homogenous classes and there cannot be any sub-division, and that such sub-classification of SC/STs is contrary to Article 341 of the Constitution.