Supreme Court as we speak mentioned its 2004 verdict on sub-classification Of SC/STs must be revisited
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court as we speak held that its 2004 verdict holding that states do not need the facility to additional sub-classify the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, for grant of quotas in jobs and admissions to instructional establishments, must be revisited.
A five-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra mentioned the 2004 verdict of a structure bench within the EV Chinnaiah case must be reconsidered and, subsequently, the matter be positioned earlier than the Chief Justice of India for applicable route.
The bench, additionally comprising Justices Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose, mentioned in its view the 2004 verdict was not appropriately determined and states could make legal guidelines to offer preferential therapy by sub-classifying caste inside SC/STs.
The bench referred the case filed by the Punjab authorities in opposition to the excessive court docket order earlier than Chief Justice of India Justice SA Bobde for organising of a bigger bench to revisit the sooner verdict.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had struck down a state legislation empowering the federal government to sub-classify SC/STs for grant of quotas.
The excessive court docket had relied on the 2004 verdict of the Supreme Court and held that the Punjab authorities was not empowered to undertake the train of sub classifying SC/STs.
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