Supreme Court of India

R. Cidtralekha & Anr. v. State of Mysore & Ors.

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Reported as [1964] 6 S.C.R. 368

Bench Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha J.

Decided 29 January 1964

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From the headnote

Constitution of //idia, 1950, Arr. 166-1/ mandatory-List I Entry 66- Scope of-Viva Voce test for admission in college-If violation of Art. 14--Article 15(4)-Classification of backward classes-Yali· tlity. 6 S. .R. SUPREME COURT REPORTS Tho Government of Mysore by an order defined backward classes and directed tbat 30 per cent of tbo aoata in professional and technical colleges 1964 Chitraltkhn v. and institutions shall be reserved for them and 18 per cent to tbe Sche- R. dule castes and Scheduled Tribes. It was laid down tbat classification of aocially and educationally backward classes

Authorities it was built on

1952 Dattatreya Moreshwar Pangarkar v. The State of Bombay and Others cited by 24
1964 C. S. Rowjee and Others v. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation cited by 6
1964 Income-tax Officer, A-ward, Sitapur v. Murlidhar Bhagwandas, Lakhimpur Kheri cited by 6

Where later benches applied it

2026 Union of India and Others v. Rohith Nathan and Another, Etc. referred to
2026 The State of West Bengal v. Jai Hind P.ltd. referred to
2022 Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India referred to
2020 Chebrolu Leela Prasad Rao & Ors. v. State of A.P. & Ors. referred to
2018 Tamil Nadu Medical Officers’ Association & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2010 M/s M.R.F. Ltd. Etc. v. Manohar Parrikar and Ors. not applicable

Of those, 5 referred to · 1 not applicable

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