Supreme Court of India
Vijay Lakshmi v. Punjab University and Ors.
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Constitution of India-Articles I 4, I 5(3) and I 6-Punjab University Calendar, Volume III-Rules 5, 8 and JO-Reservation only for women to be appointed as Principal, teacher and hostel superintendent in a women's college-Provisions challenged in writ petition-High Court held them to be violative of Articles I 5 and I 6-0n appeal Held, classification between male and female permissible for certain posts in accordance with established propositions of law on the concept of equality-State empowered to take a policy decision and frame rules accordingly-Such reservation also permissible under
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