Supreme Court of India

K Pavithra and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 4 S.C.R. 1041
Bench Uday Umesh Lalit and Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 19 March 2020

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Supreme Court Rules, 1966: Or.XL – On 10.05.2019, judgment was rendered in K Pavitra II whereby constit utionality of the Reservation Act 2018 was upheld – Government of Karnataka issued GO dated 15.05.2019 – The Preamble to the GO noted that on 27.02.2019, instructions were issued for implementin g Reservation Act 2018 subject to judgment that was to be de livered on the validity of Reservation Act 2018 – Following the ju dgment in K Pavitra II upholding the Reservation Act 201 8, the Government of Karnataka by GO dated 15.05.2019 dire cted all appointing authorities to abide by GO dated

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