1. Constitutional validity and legislative competence of Section 4(5) of The Punjab Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) Act, 2006. (Para 1 )
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2020 Supreme(SC) 761
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
ARUN MISHRA, INDIRA BANERJEE, VINEET SARAN, M.R. SHAH, ANIRUDDHA BOSE, JJ.
THE STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. - Appellants
Vs.
DAVINDER SINGH & ORS. - Respondents
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Decided On : 04-02-2020
Important Points
The court is examining the constitutional validity and legislative competence of the State of Punjab to provide preferential treatment to specific castes within the Scheduled Castes under Section 4(5) of the Punjab Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) Act, 2006.
Subject
Constitutional Law - Reservation Policy
Act Referred
Headnote
Punjab Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) Act, 2006 – Section 4(5) – Legislative competence to enact provisions – Whether provisions contained under Section 4(5) Punjab Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) Act, 2006 are constitutionally valid – Whether State had legislative competence to enact provisions contained under Section 4(5) of the Act – Held, After arguing the matter at considerable length, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing on behalf of State of Punjab, has prayed for time to address this Court on issue whether State Government has legislative competence to enact provisions of kind it has enacted and to address us on other issues as to preferential treatment to be given to a specific caste/castes within Scheduled Castes as case may be – Ordered Accordingly.
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Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Manjeet Singh Dalal, Sr. Adv., Mr. Tarjit Singh, Adv., Mr. Sanjay Rathee, Adv., Ms. Beena, Adv., Mr. Amit Chahal, Adv., Mr. Suryaveer Singh, Adv., Mrs. Mahima Singh, Adv., Mr. Satyendra Kumar, Adv., Ms. Sonia Mathur, Sr. Adv., Mr. Anmol Chandan, Adv., Mr. Saurabh Mishra, Adv., Mr. Raj Bahadur, Adv., Ms. Madhavi Divan, ASG, Ms. Uttara Babbar, Adv., Ms. Bhavana Duhoon, Adv., Mr. Manan Bansal, Adv., Ms. Nidhi Khanna, Adv., Mr. Ayush Puri, Adv., Mr. Sahil Monga, Adv., Ms. Vaishali Verma, Adv., Mr. K. V. Vishwanathan, Sr. Adv., Mr. Tushar Bakshi, Adv., Mr. Shovit Singh, Adv., Ms. Naresh Bakshi, Adv., Mr. Manoj Swarup, Sr. Adv., Mr. Neelmani Pant, Adv., Ms. Vidhisha Swarup, Adv., Mr. Rohit Kumar Singh, Adv., Mr. Rakesh Kumar Khanna, Sr. Adv., Mr. V. K. Garg, Sr. Adv., Mr. O. P. Bhadani, Adv., Mr. Vikas Kochar, Adv., Mr. Ajay Shanker, Adv., Mr. K. Mayil Samy, Adv., Mr. P. V. K. Devendran, Adv., Mr. P. Soma Sundaram, AOR, Mr. Anandh Kannan N., AOR, Mr. Gowthaman, Adv., Mr. P. Saravanan, Adv., Mr. P. Krishna orthy, Adv., Mr. Thomas Franklin Caesar, Adv., Mr. P. Arun Kumar, Adv., Dr. K. S. Chauhan, Adv., Mr. Ajit Kumar Ekka, Adv., Mr. Ravi Prakash, Adv., Mr. S. P. Singh, Adv., Mr. Murari Lal, Adv., Mr. R. S. M. Kalky, Adv., Mr. Rohit Sharma, Adv., Mr. Rounak Nayak, Adv., Mr. Atul Agarwal, Adv., Mr. Kumar Dushyant Singh, Adv., Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AAG, Mr. M. Yogesh Kanna, AOR, Mr. S. Raja Rajeshwaran, Adv., Ms. Uma Prasuna Bachu, Adv., Mr. Anand Sanjay M. Nuli, Adv., Mr. Dharm Singh, Adv., Mr. Nanda Kumar, Adv., Mr. Suraj Kaushik, Adv., For M/s. Nuli & Nuli, AOR, Mr. Resham Sing, Adv., Ms. Roopa Paul, Adv., Mr. H. L. Chumber, Adv., Dr. Satnarain, Adv., Mr. Khyati Jain, Adv., Mr. Satnarain, Adv., Ms. Rekha Pandey, Adv., Mr. S. C. Paul, Adv., Ms. Roopa Paul, Adv., Mr. Satyendra Kumar, Adv., Mr. R. K. Singh, Adv., Mrs. Neeraj Singh, Adv., Mr. Kumar Gaurav, Adv., Ms. Ritu Reniwal, Adv., Mr. P. S. Bhagat Singh, Adv., Mr. V. Subramanian, Adv., Mr. Ajay Chaudhary, Adv., Mr. Robin Khokhar, Adv., Mr. Prabhash K. Yadav, Adv., Mr. Bankey Bihari, Adv., Mr. Arun Bhardwaj, AAG, Haryana, Mr. Ashish Pandey, Adv., Dr. Monika Gussain, Adv., Mr. Devender Singh Kalra, Adv., Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Adv., Mr. Akhileshwar Jha, Adv., Ms. Sandhya Kalra, Adv., Mr. Shekhar Kumar, Adv., Mr. Jagjit Singh Chhabra, AOR, Mr. Abhijat P. Medh, AOR, Ms. Uttara Babbar, AOR, Mr. Satyendra Kumar, AOR, Mr. Kamal Mohan Gupta, AOR, Mr. Rohit Kumar Singh, AOR, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Visen, AOR, Mr. Robin Khokhar, AOR, Mr. Kuldip Singh, AOR, Mr. O. P. Bhadani, AOR, Mr. Devendra Singh, AOR, Mr. M. Yogesh Kanna, AOR, Mr. Bankey Bihari Sharma, AOR, Mr. A. N. Arora, AOR, Mr. Parmanand Pandey, AOR, Ms. S. Janani, AOR, Mrs. Rekha Pandey, AOR, Mr. R. V. Kameshwaran, AOR, Mr. Vipin Kumar Jai, AOR, Mr. Tushar Bakshi, AOR, Mr. Ajit Kumar Ekka, AOR, Mr. Shekhar Kumar, AOR, Mr. O. P. Bhadani, AOR, Mr. Rahul Gupta, AOR, Mr. Naresh Bakshi, AOR, Mr. Kuldip Singh, AOR, Mr. Kamal Mohan Gupta, AOR, Mr. G. Balaji, AOR, Mr. Shiva Pujan Singh, AOR, Mr. Satyendra Kumar, AOR, Mr. Rakesh Dahiya, AOR, Mrs. Niranjana Singh, AOR
Mr. Manjeet Singh Dalal, Sr. Adv., Mr. Tarjit Singh, Adv., Mr. Sanjay Rathee, Adv., Ms. Beena, Adv., Mr. Amit Chahal, Adv., Mr. Suryaveer Singh, Adv., Mrs. Mahima Singh, Adv., Mr. Satyendra Kumar, Adv., Ms. Sonia Mathur, Sr. Adv., Mr. Anmol Chandan, Adv., Mr. Saurabh Mishra, Adv., Mr. Raj Bahadur, Adv., Ms. Madhavi Divan, ASG, Ms. Uttara Babbar, Adv., Ms. Bhavana Duhoon, Adv., Mr. Manan Bansal, Adv., Ms. Nidhi Khanna, Adv., Mr. Ayush Puri, Adv., Mr. Sahil Monga, Adv., Ms. Vaishali Verma, Adv., Mr. K. V. Vishwanathan, Sr. Adv., Mr. Tushar Bakshi, Adv., Mr. Shovit Singh, Adv., Ms. Naresh Bakshi, Adv., Mr. Manoj Swarup, Sr. Adv., Mr. Neelmani Pant, Adv., Ms. Vidhisha Swarup, Adv., Mr. Rohit Kumar Singh, Adv., Mr. Rakesh Kumar Khanna, Sr. Adv., Mr. V. K. Garg, Sr. Adv., Mr. O. P. Bhadani, Adv., Mr. Vikas Kochar, Adv., Mr. Ajay Shanker, Adv., Mr. K. Mayil Samy, Adv., Mr. P. V. K. Devendran, Adv., Mr. P. Soma Sundaram, AOR, Mr. Anandh Kannan N., AOR, Mr. Gowthaman, Adv., Mr. P. Saravanan, Adv., Mr. P. Krishna orthy, Adv., Mr. Thomas Franklin Caesar, Adv., Mr. P. Arun Kumar, Adv., Dr. K. S. Chauhan, Adv., Mr. Ajit Kumar Ekka, Adv., Mr. Ravi Prakash, Adv., Mr. S. P. Singh, Adv., Mr. Murari Lal, Adv., Mr. R. S. M. Kalky, Adv., Mr. Rohit Sharma, Adv., Mr. Rounak Nayak, Adv., Mr. Atul Agarwal, Adv., Mr. Kumar Dushyant Singh, Adv., Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AAG, Mr. M. Yogesh Kanna, AOR, Mr. S. Raja Rajeshwaran, Adv., Ms. Uma Prasuna Bachu, Adv., Mr. Anand Sanjay M. Nuli, Adv., Mr. Dharm Singh, Adv., Mr. Nanda Kumar, Adv., Mr. Suraj Kaushik, Adv., For M/s. Nuli & Nuli, AOR, Mr. Resham Sing, Adv., Ms. Roopa Paul, Adv., Mr. H. L. Chumber, Adv., Dr. Satnarain, Adv., Mr. Khyati Jain, Adv., Mr. Satnarain, Adv., Ms. Rekha Pandey, Adv., Mr. S. C. Paul, Adv., Ms. Roopa Paul, Adv., Mr. Satyendra Kumar, Adv., Mr. R. K. Singh, Adv., Mrs. Neeraj Singh, Adv., Mr. Kumar Gaurav, Adv., Ms. Ritu Reniwal, Adv., Mr. P. S. Bhagat Singh, Adv., Mr. V. Subramanian, Adv., Mr. Ajay Chaudhary, Adv., Mr. Robin Khokhar, Adv., Mr. Prabhash K. Yadav, Adv., Mr. Bankey Bihari, Adv., Mr. Arun Bhardwaj, AAG, Haryana, Mr. Ashish Pandey, Adv., Dr. Monika Gussain, Adv., Mr. Devender Singh Kalra, Adv., Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Adv., Mr. Akhileshwar Jha, Adv., Ms. Sandhya Kalra, Adv., Mr. Shekhar Kumar, Adv., Mr. Jagjit Singh Chhabra, AOR, Mr. Abhijat P. Medh, AOR, Ms. Uttara Babbar, AOR, Mr. Satyendra Kumar, AOR, Mr. Kamal Mohan Gupta, AOR, Mr. Rohit Kumar Singh, AOR, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Visen, AOR, Mr. Robin Khokhar, AOR, Mr. Kuldip Singh, AOR, Mr. O. P. Bhadani, AOR, Mr. Devendra Singh, AOR, Mr. M. Yogesh Kanna, AOR, Mr. Bankey Bihari Sharma, AOR, Mr. A. N. Arora, AOR, Mr. Parmanand Pandey, AOR, Ms. S. Janani, AOR, Mrs. Rekha Pandey, AOR, Mr. R. V. Kameshwaran, AOR, Mr. Vipin Kumar Jai, AOR, Mr. Tushar Bakshi, AOR, Mr. Ajit Kumar Ekka, AOR, Mr. Shekhar Kumar, AOR, Mr. O. P. Bhadani, AOR, Mr. Rahul Gupta, AOR, Mr. Naresh Bakshi, AOR, Mr. Kuldip Singh, AOR, Mr. Kamal Mohan Gupta, AOR, Mr. G. Balaji, AOR, Mr. Shiva Pujan Singh, AOR, Mr. Satyendra Kumar, AOR, Mr. Rakesh Dahiya, AOR, Mrs. Niranjana Singh, AOR
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ORDER :
1. The following issues are proposed :-
(i) Whether the provisions contained under Section 4(5) of The Punjab Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) Act, 2006 are constitutionally valid?
(ii) Whether the State had the legislative competence to enact the provisions contained under Section 4(5) of the Act?
(iii) Whether the decision in E.V. Chinnaiah Vs. State of A. P. & Ors. reported in (2005) 1 SCC 394 is required to be revisited?
2. After arguing the matter at considerable length, Ms. Madhavi Divan, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing on behalf of the State of Punjab, has prayed for time to address this Court on the issue whether the State Government has the legislative competence to enact the provisions of the kind it has enacted and to address us on other issues as to preferential treatment to be given to a specific caste/castes within the Scheduled Castes as the case may be.
3. Case is heard in part. List for further hearing, subject to availability of the Bench, on 11.02.2020.
