Anand Singh Kunwar And Ors vs Election Commission Of India, Through ...

The Supreme Court held that the Election Commission's decision to reserve three seats for Scheduled Tribes in Uttaranchal was not in accordance with Article 332(3) of the Constitution, which mandates that the number of reserved seats should reflect the population percentage. The Court emphasized that the population of Scheduled Tribes in Uttaranchal is approximately 3%, warranting only two reserved seats, thus quashing the Notification No. 282/UTI/2001-DEL. The Court directed the Election Commission to adhere to the constitutional provisions regarding seat reservations.