Supreme Court of India

Ajit Singh and Ors. v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 195
Bench Dr. A.S. Anand, S.B. Majmudar, G.B. Pattanaik S.P. B Kurdukar and M. Jagannadha Rao JJ.
Decided 8 December 1999

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons; we find there is no merit in these review petitions which are dismissed.

Judgment, page 2

From the headnote

Constitution of India, I950 : Article I6(4)-Public employment-Power of State to make provision for reservation for backward class of citizens-Held, Article I 6(4) is only an enabling provision. Ajit Singh II v. State of Punjab, [1997) 7 SCC 209, reiterated. Indira Sawhney v. Union of India, (1992) Suppl. 2 SCR 454; MR. Balaji v. State of Mysore, (1963) Suppl. 1SCR439; . . Rajendran v. Union of India, (1968) 1 SCR ·721; P& T Scheduled Caste/Tribe Employees Welfare Association (Regd.) v. Union of India, (1998) 4 SCC 147 and State Bank of India v. Scheduled Caste/Tribe Employees Welfare

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