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In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court of India declared that in public employment total…

Indra Sawhney v. Union of India affirmed the ordinary fifty percent ceiling for reservations under Article 16(4) in public employment. The Court treated adequate…

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In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court of India declared that in public employment total reservation shall not exceed 50 %.

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Indra Sawhney v. Union of India affirmed the ordinary fifty percent ceiling for reservations under Article 16(4) in public employment. The Court treated adequate representation as different from representation exactly proportional to population. It acknowledged narrowly justified extraordinary situations, so the ceiling was not stated without qualification.

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