Veena D Souza, v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
Multiple writ petitions were consolidated and disposed of, holding that claims for inclusion of the Latin Catholic community as a backward class fall within the special jurisdiction of the Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes under Section 9 of the 1993 Act, and not the writ court.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions disposed of; petitioners permitted and directed to file applications before the Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes for consideration of their claims.