STATE OF U.P. vs SANGAM NATH PANDEY .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that the State of Uttar Pradesh improperly classified 367 vacancies as backlog vacancies under the Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1994. The Court emphasized that these vacancies should be treated as regular vacancies and filled according to the roster system established under Section 3(5) of the 1994 Act. The Court directed the State to declare results afresh for these vacancies, reinforcing the legal principle that reservations must be applied correctly as per statutory provisions.