Supreme Court of India

S. Pushpa and Ors. v. Sivachanmugavelu and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] 1 S.C.R. 1158

Bench R.C. Lahoti, K.G. Balakrishnan and G.P. Mathur JJ.

Decided 11 February 2005

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above position explained above, Pondicherry being A UT, services under the Administration will be open to all the SC/ST .,.., irrespective of their State of origin.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Service law: Constitution of India, 1950; Articles 16(4), 227, 230, 231, 239, 239A, 239B, 240, 309, 330, 331, 332, 333 and 341(1) & (2): Appointment of Selection Grade Teachers in Pondicherry-Selection of migrant Scheduled Caste (SC) persons against the quota reserved for SC in Union territory of Pondicherry-Challenge to-Declared illegal and invalid by CAT-On appeal, Held: Reservation benefit in employment in UT extended lo migrant SC/ST candidates after consultation and confirmation from the Central Government-Reservation policy of the Central Government consistently followed by the Union

Authorities it was built on

1967 T. M. Kanniyan v. Income-tax Officer, Pondicherry and Anr. cited by 9

Where later benches applied it

2018 Bir Singh v. Delhi Jal Board & Ors. referred to
2014 Puducherry S.C. People Welfare Association v. Chief Secretary to Govt., Union Territory of Pondicherry & Ors. mentioned
2012 M/s New Horizon Sugar Mills Ltd. v. Govt. of Pondicherry Th. Addl. Sec. & Anr. mentioned
2010 Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra and Others mentioned
2009 Subhash Chandra & Anr. v. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board & Ors. mentioned

Of those, 1 referred to · 4 mentioned

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