2020 Roundup: 11 Constitution bench judgments, 17 judges, Zero dissent
♦ Did you know? In the year 2020, All the Constitution bench verdicts were unanimous with no dissenting opinion. 9 out of
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“Open category is open to all”; SC directs appointment of OBC female candidates with higher marks than General Category female candidates as Constables by UP Police
“Any selection which results in candidates getting selected against Open/General category with less merit than the other available candidates will certainly be opposed to principles of equality.”
Bombay HC allows benefit of EWS quota to student from Maratha caste albeit a rider
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.V. Gangapurwala and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., directed that the petitioner, belonging to the Maratha caste,
No reservation for in-service doctors in Super Specialty Medical Courses for the academic year 2020-2021; holds SC
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has directed that that there will be
[CLAT 2020] Ori HC | NRI Reservation is for the elite class and this dubious category of quota is unconstitutional; Eligibility/Selection under this category is unregulated, illegal and arbitrary
Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S. Panda and S. K. Panigrahi JJ., dismissed the petition and called upon the relevant
SC holds NRI quota for admission to professional courses “neither sacrosanct, not inviolable”; private colleges have some elbow room
Private colleges offering professional and technical courses, have some elbow room to decide whether, and to what extent, they wish to offer NRI or management quotas
CLAT| Nothing wrong with WB NUJS’s decision to apply 30% domicile reservation rule from next year: SC
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has held that the decision of
Maratha Reservation| Implementation of Maharashtra State Reservation Act stayed; Larger bench to interpret Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act, 2018
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has referred to a larger bench,
Kar HC | National Law School of India University Amendment Act, 2020 granting 25% reservation to candidates from State of Karnataka — Stayed
Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of B.V. Nagarathna and Ravi Hosmani, JJ., granted an interim stay on the National Law School
States, and not MCI, have power to make reservation for in-service candidates in Post Graduate Medical Course; Constitution bench holds
Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has held that
5-judge bench to hear pleas challenging Centre’s decision to grant 10% quota to EWSs in jobs and admissions
Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and R. Subhash Reddy and BR Gavai, JJ has referred to a 5-judge Constitution
J&K HC | 100% domicile reservation for public employment in J&K, challenged; Notice issued to centre
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Tashi Rabstan, J. addressed a matter wherein 100 % reservation in public employment for J&K domiciles in
Andhra Pradesh’s 100% reservation for Scheduled Tribe candidates for the post of teachers without rhyme or reason: SC
Supreme Court: Holding the Government Office Ms. No.3 dated 10.1.2000 issued by the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh providing 100% reservation to
Petition challenging implementation of Karnataka Reservation Act 2018 held not maintainable
Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and UU Lalit, JJ has refused to entertain the applications challenging the validity of
Maharashtra reservation| SC to begin final hearing in Maratha Quota issue from March 17
Supreme Court: The Court will start from March 17 the final hearing on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of a Maharashtra
Ker HC | Petition for non-compliance of earlier judgment dismissed; petitioner directed to seek remedy under Contempt of Courts Act
Kerala High Court: C.S. Dias, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by the petitioner on the basis that once any judgment is
Breaking | Andhra Pradesh Assembly approves 75% Reservation in private jobs for locals
As reported by media, Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes the Andhra Pradesh Employment of Local Candidates in Industries/Factories Act, 2019, that would offer
Maharashtra Govt files caveat in SC anticipating challenge to Bombay HC’s Maratha Quota verdict
Supreme Court: The Maharashtra government has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court anticipating challenge to the verdict passed by the Bombay
[Question raised in Rajya Sabha] | “Reservation for Eunuchs” in order to bring them into the mainstream
The following issue was raised in Rajya Sabha on 26-06-2019 in respect to the “Reservation of Eunuchs”. Will the Minister of Social