National Commission for SCs — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

State of Kerala v. N.M. Thomas

1976

This landmark judgment upheld the constitutional validity of reservation for Scheduled Castes and established that Articles 14 and 16 are not violated by protective…

Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (Mandal Case)

1992

While primarily dealing with OBC reservations, this judgment clarified the scope and limitations of reservation policies that apply to SCs as well. The court's observations on the…

National Commission for Scheduled Castes v. State of Madhya Pradesh

2004

This case established the quasi-judicial powers of the NCSC and clarified that state governments are bound to cooperate with commission investigations. The judgment strengthened…