STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH versus PRADIP TANDON & ORS.

STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH versus PRADIP TANDON & ORS.

Reservation in favour of candidates from rural areas is unconstitutional as rural population does not constitute a socially and educationally backward class; reservations for hill and Uttrakhand areas are severable and valid as they illustrate educationally backward classes due to lack of facilities and historical neglect.

Parties
Appellant: State of Uttar Pradesh; Respondents: Pradip Tandon & Ors.; Intervener: Vijay Mohan Das; Intervener: Kum. Sangeeta Agarwala and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
19 November 1974
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal and Writ Petition / Final Judgment
Outcome
Appeals and Petition allowed in part
Legal Topics
Reservation Policy, Admission to Medical Colleges, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Equality Under the Constitution
Constitutional Law Education Law Reservation Policy Admission to Medical Colleges Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Equality Under the Constitution

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Parties

State of Uttar Pradesh

Appellant

Pradip Tandon & Ors.

Respondents

Vijay Mohan Das

Intervener

Kum. Sangeeta Agarwala and Ors.

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal and Writ Petition / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether reservations for candidates from rural, hill and Uttrakhand areas for admission to medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh are constitutionally valid
  2. 2 Whether classification based on geographical areas constitutes socially and educationally backward classes under Article 15(4)

Ratio Decidendi

Reservation in favour of candidates from rural areas is unconstitutional as rural population does not constitute a socially and educationally backward class; reservations for hill and Uttrakhand areas are severable and valid as they illustrate educationally backward classes due to lack of facilities and historical neglect.

Court Disposition

Appeals and Petition allowed in part

Orders

  • Reservation for rural areas declared unconstitutional and struck down
  • Reservation for hill and Uttrakhand areas upheld as valid