https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157597 The Supreme Court held that the impugned legislation, which sought to re-group Scheduled Castes into separate groups for reservation purposes, violated Articles 14 and 341 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that any sub-classification within Scheduled Castes was impermissible and undermined the constitutional mandate of equality. It concluded that the State Legislature lacked the competence to enact the legislation, as its primary objective was sub-classification rather than addressing education or public services. Consequently, the Court declared the Act ultra vires the Constitution and allowed the appeals. en-us Fri, 05 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157597 The Supreme Court held that the impugned legislation, which sought to re-group Scheduled Castes into separate groups for reservation purposes, violated Articles 14 and 341 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that any sub-classification within Scheduled Castes was impermissible and undermined the constitutional mandate of equality. It concluded that the State Legislature lacked the competence to enact the legislation, as its primary objective was sub-classification rather than addressing education or public services. Consequently, the Court declared the Act ultra vires the Constitution and allowed the appeals. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 05 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157597