Reservation in Services — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Indra Sawhney & Ors. vs. Union of India (1992)

1992

This landmark judgment, often referred to as the 'Mandal Commission case,' is pivotal for understanding reservation policy. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of…

M. Nagaraj & Ors. vs. Union of India (2006)

2006

This judgment addressed the constitutional amendments (77th, 81st, 82nd, 85th) that sought to restore reservation in promotions and the carry-forward rule after the Indra Sawhney…

Jarnail Singh & Ors. vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta & Ors. (2018)

2018

This judgment revisited the M. Nagaraj verdict, specifically the condition of collecting quantifiable data on the 'backwardness' of SC/ST for promotion reservation. The Supreme…

Janit Singh vs. Union of India (2022)

2022

This judgment by a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the 103rd Amendment Act, 2019, which introduced 10% reservation for Economically…