IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NOS.6934-6946 OF 2005

Union of India

……..Appellant

Versus

Pushpa Rani & Others

……….Respondents

WITH

C.A. NO.6932 OF 2005

Union of India

……… Appellant

Versus

N.D. Kakkar & Others

.…….Respondents

WITH

C.A. NO.6919 OF 2005

All India SC/ST Railway Employees Assn.

……… Appellant

Versus

Union of India & Others

.…….Respondents

WITH

C.A. No.612 of 2006

Union of India

……… Appellant

Versus

Jarnail Singh & Others

.,…….Respondents

WITH

C.A. No._______of 2008

(Arising out of S.L.P. (C) No.5045 OF 2007)

Union of India & Others

………

Petitioners

Versus

Rubi Mazumdar

..…….Respondent

J U D G M E N T

G.S. Singhvi, J.

1.

Whether the policy of reservation of posts for Scheduled Castes/

Scheduled Tribes can be applied at the stage of giving effect to cadre

restructuring exercise undertaken pursuant to letter No.PC-III/2003/CRC/6

dated 9.10.2003 issued by the Railway Board is the question which arises

for determination in the above noted appeals filed against the orders of

Punjab & Haryana High Court which upheld the decision of Chan