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E. V. Chinnaiah v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 972
Bench N. Santosh Hegde, S.N. Varia Va, B.P. Singh, H.K. Sema and S.B. Sinha JJ.
Decided 5 November 2004
Status Overruled

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the impugned legislation apart from being beyond the legislative competence of the State is also violative of Article 14 of the Constitution and hence is liable to declared as ultra vires the Constitution.

Judgment, page 27

From the headnote

Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservation) Act, c 2000: Constitution of India, 1950-Article 14, 341 and Schedule VII List II Entry 41, List III, Entry 25: Scheduled Castes enumerated in Presidential List-Sub-Classification of-For the purpose of admission to professional colleges and appointment in services of the State-By State legislation-Constitutional validity of-Held: The sub-classification is ultra vires the Constitution-It would amount to tinkering with the Presidential List-It is violative of Scheme of Article 341 and Article 14, against doctrine of reasonableness

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 followed · 6 referred to · 14 mentioned · 1 overruled

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