Supreme Court of India · 2018-08-30
Bir Singh vs Delhi Jal Board .
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2018 SUPREME COURT 4077
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Bir Singh
- Respondent
- Delhi Jal Board .
- Author
- Ranjan Gogoi
- Bench
- Chief Justice, N.V. Ramana, R. Banumathi, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, S. Abdul Nazeer, Ranjan Gogoi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the question of whether a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste in one State is entitled to benefits in another State under Articles 16(4), 341, and 342 of the Constitution. The Court noted the conflicting views between a three-judge bench and earlier two-judge bench decisions, emphasizing that the latter's ruling was obiter and not binding. The matter was referred to a larger bench for resolution of the interplay between the mentioned Articles regarding reservation in employment for Backward Classes.