Supreme Court of India

Vijay Singh Gond and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 3 S.C.R. 985
Bench C.K. Thakker and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 13 March 2007

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that serious questions of law have been raised by the petitioners, the petition deserves to be admitted and accordingly we have issued Rule.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002: Social status-In State of Uttar Pradesh certain communities transferred from list of Schedule Caste to list of Scheduled Tribes-Writ petition filed challenging the transfer-Meanwhile, keeping in view the forthcoming State Assembly elections, ex-parte interim order prayed/or stay of operation of the enactment or to permit members of the communities concerned to contest Assembly elections on seats reserved for Scheduled Castes-Rule issued-As regards interim stay, HELD: on/acts and in circumstances of the case, grant of interim

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