Supreme Court of India · 1973-10-11
ARATI RAY CHOUDHURY vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1972/60327
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- ARATI RAY CHOUDHURY
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
- Author
- RAY, A.N. (),PALEKAR, D.G.,CHANDRACHUD, Y.V.,BHAGWATI, P.N.,KRISHNAIYER, V.R.
- Bench
- RAY, A.N. (CJ),PALEKAR, D.G.,CHANDRACHUD, Y.V.,BHAGWATI, P.N.,KRISHNAIYER, V.R.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the application of the 'carry forward' rule for reservations under Article 16(1) of the Constitution of India, emphasizing that if only one post is available, it should be treated as unreserved. The Court held that the Railway Board's modifications to the reservation rules were valid, and the appointment of the Headmistress at the Adra School was lawful despite the contention that the Kharagpur post should be reserved. The Court ultimately upheld the administrative instructions and clarified the interpretation of reservation policies in the context of limited vacancies.