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Gulshan Prakash v. State of Haryana (2010) 1 SCC477

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Gulshan Prakash v. State of Haryana (2010) 1 SCC 477||Case Summary  Introduction  In this appeal, the Court has interpreted Article 15(4) of the Fundamental Right. It has been added by the 1st Amendment Act, of 1951. Facts The State of Haryana instructed Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak to conduct entrance examination for MD/MS/PG courses for the Session 2008-2009. The appellant made a representation to the Health Secretary for providing reservation for SC and ST in the Post Graduate courses, Since there was no response from the Health Secretary the Appellant filed a petition in the High Court.  The High Court dismissed the petition of the appellant therefore the appellant approached the Supreme Court by Special Leave Petition under Article 136. Appellant Contentions  MDU, Rohtak has provided 20% reservation for the graduate level courses or undergraduate courses therefore the said University should also provide reservation in for the PG courses.  The Government o

Gulshan Prakash v. State of Haryana (2010) 1 SCC477

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Gulshan Prakash v. State of Haryana (2010) 1 SCC 477||Case Summary  Introduction  In this appeal, the Court has interpreted Article 15(4) of the Fundamental Right. It has been added by the 1st Amendment Act, of 1951. Facts The State of Haryana instructed Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak to conduct entrance examination for MD/MS/PG courses for the Session 2008-2009. The appellant made a representation to the Health Secretary for providing reservation for SC and ST in the Post Graduate courses, Since there was no response from the Health Secretary the Appellant filed a petition in the High Court.  The High Court dismissed the petition of the appellant therefore the appellant approached the Supreme Court by Special Leave Petition under Article 136. Appellant Contentions  MDU, Rohtak has provided 20% reservation for the graduate level courses or undergraduate courses therefore the said University should also provide reservation in for the PG courses.  The Government o

Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 2002

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Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 2002||Case Summary Introduction   In Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 2002 the Supreme Court reconsidered the decision of " Subhajit Tewary v. Union of India, 1975 in which the Court held that CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) does not come under the definition of "State" as CSIR is not an authority within the meaning of Article 12 . Facts   In Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 2002 the appellant approached the Supreme Court through Special Leave Petition under Article 136 to challenge the termination of his service by the Respondent 1 which is a unit of CSIR . As a result, the two-judge bench of the Supreme Court referred this case to a Constitution Bench being of the view that the case of  Subhajit Tewary, 1975 required to reconsideration in which Subhajit, a Junior Stenographer filed a writ under Article 32 to claim eq

Som Prakash Rekhi v. Union of India (1981) 1 SCC 449

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Som Prakash Rekhi v. Union of India, 1981||Case Summary  Introduction In Som Prakash Rekhi v. Union of India, 1981 we will understand Article 12 of the Constitution of India which defines the term 'State' in a broad manner and will get to know it's better interpretation produced by the Apex Court. Facts  A company named "Burmah Shell Oil Storage Ltd." a government company has been taken over by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) another government company under the Burmah Shell Act, 1976. The petitioner who was a clerk in the Burmah Shell Company, retired at the age of 50 was entitled to a qualifying pension and was also covered by the scheme under the Employees Provident Fund and Family Pension Act, 1952 which has been deducted by the BPCL on certain grounds as a result the Petitioner moved the Supreme Court under Article 32 while stating that the deduction from his original Pension (Rs.165.99) to Rs. 40.05 is inhuman and illegal and violation