Sub-classification of SC-ST permissible to give separate quota for more backwards, says SC overruling 2004 verdict Supreme Court

| 1 Aug 2024 5:17 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Thursday overruled a 2004 decision by a five-judge bench in EV Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh, which stated that sub-classification was impermissible on the grounds that Shecduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitute homogenous classes.A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court has ruled by majority that sub-classification within the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes (SC/STs) is permissible to grant separate quotas for more backwards, according to legal news website, LiveLaw.

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