CHANDHASHEKHAR, J.

( 1 ) DOES overlooking a binding decision, constitute a ground for reviewing a judgment or order of a Court? That is the question that arises for decision in this review petition.

( 2 ) THIS is a petition for review of our order in WP. No. 3789 of 1970 the petitioner herein is the Selection Committee for Admission to Government medical Colleges (hereinafter referred to as the Selection Committee) which was the respondent in the writ petition. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein will hereinafter be referred to with reference to their respective positions in the writ petition.

( 3 ) THE question that arose for decision in the writ petition, was whether the petitioner who belongs to Meda community and was a resident of kolar District, could be regarded as belonging to Scheduled Tribes for whom certain seats are reserved for admission to Government Medical colleges in Mysore State. In the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, issued by the President under Art. 342 of the Constitution of India, and amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Order, 1956, Meda community in Coorg District has been specified as a Scheduled T

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