U.P. Public Services (Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1994

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission advertised for Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts in March 2000, and two candidates applied as general category candidates. Before the written examination began, the State Government amended the First Schedule of the U.P. Public Services (Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Sc…

The case concerned the direct recruitment of Sub Inspectors and Platoon Commanders in Uttar Pradesh, where a certain percentage of posts were reserved for women, outstanding sportspersons, and backward classes with accompanying fee and age relaxations. Unsuccessful candidates challenged the selection, arguing that age …

The appellant, a SEBC candidate, applied for a Forest Service post and was selected after availing age relaxation granted to reserved categories. The Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) placed him in the reserved category list, but he argued that, per the Supreme Court's decision in Jitendra Kumar Singh, he should…