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Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950

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Bihar Gramin Bank,versusMadhusudan Prasad Tanti,

DISMISSED

The bank dismissed Madhusudan Prasad Tanti, alleging he had forged a caste certificate to obtain a post reserved for Scheduled Castes, claiming he actually belonged to the Backward Class Tanti. The disciplinary authority, after disagreeing with an inquiry officer who found the charge not proved, …

A. RAJAversusD. KUMAR

2025 INSC 629Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, A. Raja, contested and won the Devikulam Assembly seat, a constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes, by filing a nomination stating he belonged to the Hindu Parayan caste, supported by a caste certificate. The respondent challenged the election, alleging that the appellant's paternal …

DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR VICHAR MANCH BIHAR, PATNAversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS.

2024 INSC 528Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Bihar issued a resolution on 1 July 2015, based on the State Backward Commission’s recommendation, to delete the "Tanti‑Tantwa" caste from the Extremely Backward Classes list and merge it with the "Pan/Sawasi" entry in the Scheduled Castes list, thereby extending Scheduled Caste …

T. KOCHAversusSTATE OF KERALA & ORS.

2016 INSC 316Appeal(s) allowed

T. Kocha, claiming membership of the Thandan community (a Scheduled Caste in Kerala), was appointed as a High School Assistant on 3 February 1989 under the SC reservation. Later a vigilance inquiry concluded she belonged to the Ezhava/Thiyya community and therefore was not a Scheduled Caste, leading …

R. UNNIKRISHNAN AND ANR.versusV.K. MAHANUDEVAN AND ORS.

2014 INSC 19Dismissed

The respondent, V.K. Mahanudevan, obtained a Scheduled Caste (SC) certificate in 1987 after the Kerala High Court accepted a KIRTADS report that he belonged to the Thandan community, a notified SC. Subsequent scrutiny, prompted by a Full Bench observation in Pattika Jathi case, led the State …

M. CHANDRAversusM. THANGAMUTHU & ANR.

2010 INSC 578Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, M. Chandra, was elected from a Tamil Nadu assembly seat reserved for Scheduled Castes, but the election petitioner challenged her eligibility on the ground that she was a Christian and not a member of the Hindu Pallan Scheduled Caste. The High Court shifted the burden of proof onto …

E. V. CHINNAIAHversusSTATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS.

2004 INSC 644Appeal(s) allowed

The Andhra Pradesh government, after a commission report, enacted the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservation) Act, 2000, which divided the 59 castes listed under Article 341 into four groups and allocated separate reservation percentages to each. The petitioners challenged …

SOOSAI ETC.versusUNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

1985 INSC 215Dismissed

The petitioners, members of the Adi‑Dravida caste who had converted to Christianity, were denied free bunks under a central welfare scheme for Scheduled Castes because a Tamil Nadu order incorporated paragraph 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, which excludes persons of religions …