VIJAY SINGH GOND vs UNION OF INDIA .

The Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002, which reclassified certain communities from Scheduled Castes to Scheduled Tribes. The petitioners argued that this reclassification violated Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution, as well as Part XVI concerning representation in legislative bodies. The Court held that the Act's implementation without adjusting parliamentary and assembly seat allocations was unconstitutional, thus granting interim relief to the petitioners to contest elections as Scheduled Caste members until a final decision was made.