Supreme Court of India
R. Unnikrishnan and Anr. v. V.K. Mahanudevan and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In the result these appeals fail and are, hereby, dismissed.
Judgment, page 30
From the headnote
Social status certificate: c Scheduled caste certificate - Claim of respondent that he belonged to 'Thandan' caste, a Scheduled Caste, allowed by High Court by order dated 25.2.1987 on the report of KIRTADS and statement made by State counsel - Subsequently, on the basis of observations made by Full 0 Bench of High Court in Pattika Jathi's case, caste certificate of respondent scrutinized and Government declaring him not to belong to 'Thandan' caste, but to 'Ezhava' community, an OBC - High Court holding the judgment dated 25.2.1987 as binding between parties - Held: order dated 25. 2. 1987
Authorities it was built on
- 1970 Mathura Prasad Bajoo Jaiswal & Ors. v. Dossibai N. B. Jeejeebhoy
- 2007 A.V. Papayya Sastry and Ors. v. Government of A.P. and Ors.
- 2000 State of Maharashtra v. Milind and Ors.
- 2012 Kavita Solunke v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
- 2008 Raju Ramsing Vasave v. Mahesh Deorao Bhivapurkar & Ors.
- 2007 State of Maharashtra & Ors. v. Sanjay K. Nimje
- 2006 Sandeep Subhash Parate v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
- 2013 M/s. Kalinga Mining Corporation v. Union of India & Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2016 T. Kocha v. State of Kerala & Ors.
- 2024 Delhi Development Authority v. Tejpal & Ors.
- 2022 Reddy Veerana v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others
- 2017 Chairman and Managing Director Fci and Ors. v. Jagdish Balaram Bahira and Ors.
- 2015 Sri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee v. Siddha Math & Ors.
- 2016 B. H. Khawas v. Union of Inoia & Others
Of those, 1 relied on · 4 referred to · 1 not applicable
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