MOHD.SIDIQ ALI, vs HIGH COURT OF A.P. THRO REGISTRAR

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of reservations for women and Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in the appointment of District Munsiffs under Article 32 of the Constitution. The Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of challenges to the reservation policy, affirming that backlog provisions for SC/ST candidates are constitutionally permissible and that the reservation for women was not legally contested. The Court concluded that the selection process had been finalized and appointments made, thus dismissing the appeals and writ petitions as they were hit by laches.