Supreme Court of India

Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay & Ors. v. Thukral Anjali Deokumar & Ors.

Neutral citation
Reported as [1989] 1 S.C.R. 919
Bench M.M. Dutt and T.K. Thommen JJ.
Decided 7 March 1989

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

3 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the view that such pre­ ference or reservation of seats is not permissible and the High Court has rightly struck down both the impugned rule 4(A) framed by the Bombay Municipal Corporation and part of rule 5 framed under the Government Resolution, that is to say, only in respect of its applica- tion to the Grant Medical College in the city of Bombay relating to E admission to post-graduate M.D. Course.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950-Art. I4-Educational Institutions- Medical Colleges-Admission to-Any preference other than the merit discriminatory-Not reasonable classification. Rules framed by Bombay Municipal Corporation-Admission to c !r Post Graduate and diploma courses in Medical Colleges. ' Rules 4A and 5-College-wise Institutional preferences for admis- sion to M. . Courses-Held bad-Any preference other than merit- Discriminatory and unreasonable classification. There are four Medical Colleges in the City of Bombay, all affiliated to the University of Bombay. Out of four, three colleges

Authorities it was built on

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.