Supreme Court of India

Pankaj Kumar v. State of Jharkhand & Ors.

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Reported as [2021] 8 S.C.R. 537
Bench Uday Umesh Lalit and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 19 August 2021

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Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000: ss. 72, 73 and 74 – Provisions relating to services in Bihar and Jharkhand – Benefit of re servation – Entitlement to – Person resident of the State of ihar – Order of 1950, identifying castes/tribes whereby benefit extended t o members of SC/ST throughout the integrated State of Bihar – Subs equently State of Bihar bifurcated into two successor States, Stat e of Bihar and State of Jharkhand with rights and privileges to the ex tent being protected by 2000 Act – Said persons, if could still be consi dered to be a migrant to the successor State of Jharkhand

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