Supreme Court of India

Siddaraju v. State of Karnataka & Ors.

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Bench Rohinton Fali Nariman, Aniruddha Bose and V. Ramasubramanian JJ.
Decided 15 January 2020

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the judgment of this Court cannot be faulted when it stated that Indra Sawhney dealt with a different problem and, therefore, cannot be followed.

Judgment, page 11

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Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, Protection of Rights and full participation) Act, 1995 – Reservation in promotion of persons with disabilities – view has been taken by the Supreme Court in Rajiv Kumar Gupta & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. (2016) 6 SCALE 417: (2016) 13 SCC 153: [2016] 3 SCR 407 in affirmation – However, it was contended that the Prohibition laid down by the majority in Indra Sawhney & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. (1992) Supp.

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Of those, 2 mentioned

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