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The State of Punjab & Ors. v. Davinder Singh & Ors.

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Reported as [2024] 8 S.C.R. 1321
Bench Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, B.R. Gavai, Vikram Nath, Bela M. Trivedi, Pankaj Mithal, Manoj Misra and Satish Chandra Sharma JJ.
Decided 1 August 2024

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Issue for Consideration The Supreme Court was required to adjudicate upon whether the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes for the purpose of providing affirmative action, including reservation is valid. In this context, the following issues arose for consideration: Whether sub-classification of a reserved class is permissible under Articles 14, 15 and 16 of the Constitution; Whether the Scheduled Castes constitute a homogenous or a heterogenous grouping; Whether Article 341 of the Constitution creates a homogenous class through the operation of the deeming fiction; and Whether there any

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