Supreme Court of India · 2002-02-07
SUBRATA ACHARJEE vs UNION OF INDIA
- Citation / case number
- SC 1993/63260
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SUBRATA ACHARJEE
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA
- Author
- BHARUCHA, S.P. (),QUADRI, S.S.M. ,BANERJEE, U.C. ,VARIAVA, S.N. ,PATIL, S.V.
- Bench
- BHARUCHA, S.P. (CJI),QUADRI, S.S.M. ,BANERJEE, U.C. ,VARIAVA, S.N. ,PATIL, S.V.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Constitution (72nd Amendment) Act, 1992, particularly the introduction of sub-Article (3B) to Article 332, which alters the basis for reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in the Tripura Legislative Assembly. The Court held that this amendment contravenes the principle of proportional representation based on population, as mandated by sub-Article (3). Consequently, the Court ruled that the amendment is unconstitutional, affirming the necessity of maintaining population-based representation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in legislative assemblies.