The Madras High Court held a writ petition seeking directions to collect caste data and examine reservation efficiency before creation as premature. The petition was disposed of without prejudice to future challenges.
Petition disposed of without prejudice to right to challenge the Committee's recommendation or its implementation.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 22.01.2021
CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR.SANJIB BANERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY
W.P.No.1422 of 2021
P.Vijayakumar .. Petitioner
-vs-
1.State of Tamil Nadu,
rep. by its Chief Secretary,
Fort St. George,
Chennai – 600 009.
2.State of Tamil Nadu,
rep. by its Secretary,
Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes &
Minorities Welfare Department,
Fort St. George,
Chennai – 600 009. .. Respondents
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to complete the exercise of collecting quantifiable data with regards to the caste, communities and tribes of Tamilnadu and also to examine the administrative efficiency and ramification of creating any preference to any particular caste and/or community or communities, before creating any reservation or preference in employment or creating any reservation and/or preference in educational institutions in the State of Tamil Nadu.
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice)
In the light of an order passed on a similar matter on January 21, 2021, the writ petition in this case is held to be premature.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
bbr
To:
1.The Chief Secretary,
State of Tamil Nadu,
Fort St. George,
Chennai – 600 009.
2.The Secretary,
State of Tamil Nadu,
Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes &
Minorities Welfare Department,
Fort St. George,
Chennai – 600 009.
+1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No. 3698
W.P.No.1422 of 2021
GP(CO)
GN(09/02/2021)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition seeking direction to collect caste data and examine reservation ramifications before implementation is premature.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
P.Vijayakumar
State of Tamil Nadu
Sanjib Banerjee
Senthil Kumar Ramamoorthy
As recorded by the court registry
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