Supreme Court of India
T. Devadasan v. The Union of India and Another
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What the Court ordered
In the result the petition succeeds partially and the carry forward rule as modified in 1955 is declared invalid.
Judgment, page 19
From the headnote
Equality-Employment under State-Reservation of posts for backward classes-Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tri bes-Unfilled vacancies of reserved posts for the year to be carri ed forward to subsequent year-"Carryforward rule"-Constitu tional validity-Constitution of India, Arts. 14, 16(1 ), 16( 4 ), 46, 335. On February 6, 1960, the Union Public Service Commission issued a notification to the effect that a limited co:rripetitive exami nation for promotion to the regular· temporary establishment of Assistant Superintendents of the Central Secretariat Service would be held in June, 1960. The
Where later benches applied it
- 2022 Neil Aurelio Nunes & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors
- 2024 Property Owners Association & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
- 2024 The State of Punjab & Ors. v. Davinder Singh & Ors.
- 2023 Reserve Bank of India & Ors. v. A.K. Nair & Ors.
- 2022 Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India
- 2021 Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & Ors.
Of those, 1 followed · 5 referred to
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