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Supreme Court of India (Constitution Bench- Five Judge)

M.Nagaraj & Others Vs Union of India & Others

Writ Petition (Civil), 61 of 2002, Judgment Date: Oct 19, 2006

CONCLUSION: The impugned constitutional amendments by which Articles 16(4A) and 16(4B) have been inserted flow from Article 16(4). They do not alter the structure of Article 16(4). They retain the controlling factors or the compelling reasons, namely, backwardness and inadequacy of representation which enables the States to provide for reservation keeping in mind the overall efficiency of the State administration under Article 335. These impugned amendments are confined only to Full Judgment