Supreme Court of India

Public Service Commission, Uttaranchal v. Mamta Bisht and Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 7 S.C.R. 289

Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar JJ.

Decided 3 June 2010

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, it is evident that the judgment and order of the High Court is not in consonance with law laid down by this Court in Rajesh Kumar Daria (supra).

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Service Law: Selection - Of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in the State c of Uttaraf?chal - Reservation policy adopted by the State· - Vertical reservation [i.e. social reservations in favour of SC, ST and OBC under Article 16(4)] and horizontal reservation [i.e. special reservations in favour of physically handicapped, women, etc., under Articles 16(1) or 15(3)] - Application of 0 horizontal (special) reservation in favour of women - Discussed - Extent of difference between horizontal (special) reservation and vertical (social) reservation re-iterated - Constitution of India , 1950 - Articles

Authorities it was built on

1995 Union of India and Ors. Etc. v. Virpal Singh Chauhan Etc. cited by 37
1962 Udit Narain Singh Malpaharia v. Additional Member, Board of Revenue, Bihar cited by 22
1964 Gulabchand Chhotalal Parikh v. Siate of Bombay (now Gujarat) cited by 15

Where later benches applied it

2022 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited & Anr. v. Sandeep Choudhary & Ors. relied on
2013 State of Rajasthan v. Ucchab Lal Chhanwal relied on
2011 J.S. Yadav v. State of U.P. & Anr. relied on
2020 Saurav Yadav & Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2019 Vishal Ashok Thorat and Ors. v. Rajesh Shrirambapu Fate & Ors. referred to
2015 Poonam v. State of U.P. & Ors. referred to
2014 H.C. Kulwant Singh & Ors. v. H.C. Daya Ram & Ors. referred to
2012 Vijay Kumar Kaul and Others v. Union of India and Others referred to

Of those, 3 relied on · 5 referred to

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