Indra Sawhney v. Union of India

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Mandal_Commission_case
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:AIR_1993_SC_477 Subsequent reservation-related cases in India
gptkbp:country	gptkb:India
gptkbp:date	1992-11-16
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:heldBy	Reservation for OBCs in central government jobs is valid Reservation in promotions is not permitted Total reservation should not exceed 50% Creamy layer among OBCs should be excluded from reservation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Indra Sawhney v. Union of India
gptkbp:impact	Landmark judgment in Indian constitutional law Introduced concept of creamy layer in OBC reservation Defined limits and guidelines for reservation policy in India
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Justice_S._Mohan gptkb:Justice_A.M._Ahmadi gptkb:Justice_B.L._Hansaria gptkb:Justice_B.P._Jeevan_Reddy gptkb:Justice_Kuldip_Singh gptkb:Justice_M.H._Kania gptkb:Justice_P.B._Sawant gptkb:Justice_R.M._Sahai gptkb:Justice_S._Ratnavel_Pandian
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:powers	9 judges
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Mandal_Commission gptkb:Indian_Constitution_Article_16(4) Affirmative action in India
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:Mandal_Commission_recommendations Reservation in India Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Reservation_(in_India)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6