Prabhat Kumar Sharma vs U.P.S.C. And Ors.

The Supreme Court addressed the appeal concerning the classification of the 'Lohar' community in Bihar, which the appellant claimed should be recognized as a Scheduled Tribe under Article 32 of the Constitution of India. The Court upheld the previous ruling in Nityanand Sharma v. State of Bihar, affirming that the 'Lohar' community is classified as Other Backward Classes and not as a Scheduled Tribe, thereby dismissing the appeal. The Court also noted that the appellant's provisional status as a Scheduled Tribe candidate did not change the legal classification established by prior judgments.