Indian Polity & Governance·Landmark Judgments
National Commission for SCs — Landmark Judgments
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Landmark Judgments
Indra Sawhney & Others vs. Union of India (Mandal Commission Case)
1992While primarily dealing with reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), this landmark judgment had significant implications for the broader framework of affirmative action…
State of Karnataka v. Appa Balu Ingale
1995This case dealt with the constitutional validity of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955, and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.…