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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Indra_Sawhney_case
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gptkbp:category
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Landmark Supreme Court cases of India
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:AIR_1993_SC_477
1992 Supp (3) SCC 217
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:date
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1992-11-16
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gptkbp:followedBy
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Subsequent reservation policy cases in India
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mandal Commission case
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gptkbp:impact
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Defined limits and guidelines for reservation policy in India
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkb:Justice_B.P._Jeevan_Reddy
gptkb:Justice_M.H._Kania
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gptkbp:numberOfIssues
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Reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
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gptkbp:officialName
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Indra Sawhney & Others v. Union of India
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gptkbp:powers
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9 judges
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gptkbp:precededBy
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Mandal Commission Report
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gptkbp:relatedLegislation
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gptkb:Constitution_of_India
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Mandal_Commission
Reservation in India
Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India
Article 15(4) of the Constitution of India
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gptkbp:verdict
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Introduced the concept of 'creamy layer'
Upheld 27% reservation for OBCs
Reservations cannot exceed 50% except in extraordinary situations
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Indra_Sawhney_v._Union_of_India
gptkb:Indra_Sawhney_case
gptkb:Indra_Sawhney_v._Union_of_India_(1992)
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7
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