Supreme Court of India
Parents Association and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
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For the aforesaid reasons, we hold on Point I that the reduction of the quota for the petitioners from 35% to 20% was perfectly justified and on Point 2 that the prescription of 50% for the pre and post 1942 settlers was equally justified.
Judgment, page 17
From the headnote
Constitution of India-Articles 14, 15, 16, 19( l)(g) and 21--Reservation of Quota-Andaman and Nicobar Island-Allotment of seats for higher education and public employment/appointment-Categorisation into (i) Tribals, (ii) Deputationists and Central Government employees, (iii) Pre-1942 Settlers, (iv) Post-1942 Settlers, (v) Settlers who put in 10 years of education in the Island, (vi) Merit candidates-Quota of category (v) reduced from 35% to 20% and that of category (iii) and (iv) together increased from35% to 50o/o-Writ petition filed against reduction of quota in category (v)-Held,validity…
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