Supreme Court of India

Faculty Association of Aiims v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2014] 14 S.C.R. 1634
Bench Altamas Kabir, Surinder Singh. Nijjar, Ranjan Gogoi, M. Y. Eqbaland and Vikramajit Sen JJ.
Decided 18 July 2013

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Constitution of India - Arts. 15, 16 and 335.- Reservation - In speciality and super-speciality faculty posts in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Applicability­ Held: In view of the observations made by Nine Judge Bench in Indira Sawhney case, rule of reservation is not applicable to speciality and super-speciality level - The very concept . ' of reservation implies mediocrity - All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956. The question for consideration in the present appeals was whether policy of reservation was inapplicable to speciality and super-speciality faculty posts

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