In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court today held that a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste/ Tribe (SC/ST) in one State cannot be deemed to be a Scheduled Caste/Tribe in relation to any other State to which he migrates for the purpose of employment or education. The expressions “in relation to that State or Union Territory” and “for the purpose of this Constitution” used in Articles 341 and 342 of the Constitution of India would mean that the benefits of reservation provided for by the Constitution would stand confined to the geographical territories of a State/Union. The judgment was delivered […]
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