Welfare Schemes for SCs and STs — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (Mandal Commission Case)

1992

This landmark judgment upheld the constitutional validity of reservation for OBCs while clarifying the scope of Article 16(4) and its relationship with SC/ST reservations. The…

State of Kerala v. N.M. Thomas

1976

This case established that special provisions for SCs and STs under Articles 15(4) and 16(4) are not exceptions to equality but are integral to achieving substantive equality. The…

Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh

1997

This judgment addressed the intersection of tribal rights and land acquisition, establishing that tribal land cannot be transferred to non-tribals even for development projects…