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Jarnail Singh & Ors v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta & Ors

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Reported as [2022] 19 S.C.R. 711
Bench L. Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna and B. R. Gavai JJ.
Decided 28 January 2022

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the conclusion of this Court in B.K. Pavitra II (supra) approving the collection of data on the basis of ‘groups’ and not cadres is contrary to the law laid down by this Court in M. Nagaraj (supra) and Jarnail Singh (supra).

Judgment, page 46

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Constitution of India, 1950 – Arts.16(4), 16(4- ), 16(4- ) and 335 – Reservation in promotion – Collection of quantifiable data regarding inadequacy of representation of SCs and STs – Yardstick for arriving at quantifiable data – In M. Nagaraj case the key issue that was identified and decided by the Su preme Court was whether any constitutional limitation mentioned in Art.16(4) and Art.335 stood obliterated by the constitutional amendments resulting in Arts. 16(4- ) and 16(4- ) – The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional amendments – The amendments were held to be enabling provisions – It

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