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In which of the following cases did the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India rule that candidates having an…

In Valsamma Paul v. Cochin University, (1996) 3 SCC 545, the Supreme Court held that a person who had the advantages of growing up in a forward class did not become eligible…

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In which of the following cases did the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India rule that candidates having an advantageous start in life cannot claim the right of reservation on being transplanted into a backward class by way of marriage or adoption?

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In Valsamma Paul v. Cochin University, (1996) 3 SCC 545, the Supreme Court held that a person who had the advantages of growing up in a forward class did not become eligible for reservation under Article 15(4) or 16(4) merely by later entering a backward class through marriage or adoption.

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Indra Sawhney concerns the constitutional framework for backward-class reservation under Article 16(4).

Option B

Kumari Madhuri Patil concerns verification of caste and tribe status certificates.

Option C

Valsamma Paul states the rule about entry into a reserved class through marriage or adoption after an advantageous start in life.

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Murlidhar Dayandeo Kesekar concerns restrictions on alienating land allotted to a tribal person.

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