Supreme Court Constitution Bench 2022 Roundup & the matters to look forward to in 2023
The year 2022 has seen formation of multiple Constitution Benches and its hearings, wherein out of pending 498 Constitution Bench matters, 25
Scheduled Tribe
Supreme Court finds High Court and Tribunal finding erroneous for applying standard meant for ad hoc promotions to the case of regular promotions
Supreme Court: In three appeals against an order directing separate zone of consideration for promotion of Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe
Allahabad High Court | Section 3 (2) (v) of SC and ST Act, 1989 only attracts by way of documentary evidence to prove that the injured belongs to SC or ST; Conviction and sentence, modified
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Ajai Tyagi, JJ. while deciding an appeal which was
No more uncertainty over fixation of percentage of reservation for OBC and SC/ST candidates; SC interprets Section 3 Second Proviso of CEI Act, 2006
Supreme Court: The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Hima Kohli, JJ has held that the formulae for fixing the percentage of
Madras HC | “Head hanged in shame for ill-treating SCs for centuries altogether”: Court while asking questions to State in matter of lack of road to graveyard for SCs
Madras High Court: The Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., asked the State Government to file a report in the
Bombay High Court could not have granted Scheduled Tribe status to “Gowari” community, holds SC. Read what happens to admissions, employment secured so far
Supreme Court: In a case where the Bombay High Court declared that tribe “Gowari” is a part of Scheduled Tribe “Gond Gowari”
Bom HC | Caste claim cannot be invalidated by SC, ST, De- notified Tribe (Vimukt Jatis), Nomadic Tribe, OBC and Special Backward Class Category Caste Scrutiny Committee, if verified by Vigilance Cell
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of V.G. Bisht and S.S. Shinde, JJ. allowed a writ petition by quashing and setting aside the
“Can’t treat all of them as a liar”: SC while partially setting aside the 2018 SC/ST Act verdict [Full report]
Supreme Court: Holding that the Court should not have encroached upon the field reserved for the legislature, the 3-judge bench has partially
Raj HC | Punishment of Life Imprisonment set aside under SC/ST Act; “offence was not to sexually assault a member of ‘SC Community’ but to satisfy carnal desires”
Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Abhay Chaturvedi, JJ. contemplated an appeal where the appellant had been convicted
Ori HC | ST Order to be read as it is: Not permissible to say a tribe is ‘synonymous’ to the one mentioned in the Order
Orissa High Court: The Bench of Dr A.K. Rath, J., allowed the writ petition which revolved around the issue of ascertaining as
SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is not an instrument to blackmail innocents; Mere allegation not enough for arrest
Supreme Court: Acknowledging the abuse of law of arrest in cases under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)