Supreme Court of India

The General Manager, Southern Railway v. Rangachari

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Reported as [1962] 2 S.C.R. 586
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 28 April 1961

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State Service-Power of Stale to reserve appointments and posts for backward classes-Scope of such reservation-"Appoint­ ments or posts", Meaning of-Posts. if include selection posts in tlze services-Constitution of India, Arts. 16(4), 335. This appeal was directed against an order of the Madras High Court issuing a writ of mandamus at the instance of the respondent restraining the appellants from giving effect to two circulars issued by the Railway Board reserving selection posts in Class Ill of the Railway service in favour of the members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes with

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