Supreme Court of India

St. Stephen's College Etc. Etc. v. University of Delhi Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1991] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 121

Bench M. H. Kania, K. Jagannatha Shetty, N.M. Kasliw Al, B M. Fathima Beevi and Yogeshwar Dayal JJ.

Decided 6 December 1991

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the minority is entitled to admit students of its own choice, the result would be that they would be entitled to admit students F of their own community cent per cent and the restriction of Art. 29 (2) will be totally effaced.

Judgment, page 93

Authorities it was built on

1962 Rev. Sidhajbhai Sabhai and Others v. State of Bombay and Another cited by 17
1971 D. N. Chanchala v. State of Mysore and Ors. Etc. cited by 17
1970 A. Peeriakaruppan, Etc. v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. cited by 13
1962 Stat.e of Andhra Pradesh v. Duvvuru Balarami Reddy cited by 13
1951 The State of Madras v. Srimathl Champakam Dorairajan cited by 12
1968 Rev. Father W. Proost and Ors. v. The State of Bihar & Ors. cited by 10
1978 Lilly Kurian v. Sr. Lewina and Ors. cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2014 Commercial Tax Officer, Rajasthan v. M/s Binani Cement Ltd. & Anr. relied on
2013 Christian Medical College Vellore & Ors v. Union of India and Ors. relied on
2020 Medical College Vellore Association v. Union of India and Others followed
2020 Sk. Md. Rafique v. Managing Committee, Contai Rahamania High Madrasah and Others followed
2024 Anjum Kadari & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2023 M/s N. N. Global Mercantile Private Limited v. M/s Indo Unique Flame Ltd. & Ors. referred to
2022 Aishat Shifa v. The State of Karnataka & Ors referred to
2021 Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & Ors. referred to
2018 Tehseen S. Poonawalla v. Union of India and Others referred to
2018 The State of Karnataka & Ors. v. Shankar Baburao Kangralkar & Anr. referred to
2017 Atma Ram Properties Pvt. Ltd. v. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. referred to
2016 Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Ministry of Law & Ors. referred to
2014 Chandana Das v. State of West Bengal & Ors. referred to
2021 The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. v. Principal Abhay Nandan Inter College & Ors. not applicable

Of those, 2 relied on · 2 followed · 9 referred to · 1 not applicable

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