2000 INSC 0927
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Nand Kishore Ahirwar

Vs.

Haridas Parsedia

                               (S.B.Majmudar, A.P.Misra and U.C.Banerjee JJ.)

17.08.2000

                                                       ORDER

The Text below is only a summarized version of the order pronounced

Dispute related to dilution of standards in making promotion by granting 10% marks for SC/ST
candidates. Dilution is legally permissible when SC/ST candidates compete with general category
candidates. Whether such dilution was legally permissible when examination was confined to only
SC/ST candidates. Review petition filed as in another case such dilution was not approved and
question was referred for reconsideration to a Constitutional Bench. Supreme Court held that even if
subsequent Constitution Bench takes a contrary view it will be no ground for reviewing Judgment.