Secretary To The Govt. And Anr vs M. Senthil Kumar

The Supreme Court held that the Madras High Court erred in declaring the Tamil Nadu Government's policy of providing a 10% special quota for children/wards of police personnel as unconstitutional under Article 16(2) of the Constitution of India. The Court emphasized that the respondent-applicant did not challenge the policy's validity and was instead seeking benefits under it, thus the High Court's ruling was unfounded. The Court reinstated the validity of the policy, affirming that there was no constitutional challenge to it in the original proceedings.