ANIL KUMAR GUPTA, ETC. versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ORS.

ANIL KUMAR GUPTA, ETC. versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ORS.

Reservation of six percent for hill and Uttarakhand areas in addition to 27 percent for OBC is illegal as it is relatable to Article 15(4) and not Article 15(1); horizontal reservations must be compartmentalised and properly allocated among vertical categories; the admissions process followed was faulty, resulting...

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Parties
Petitioner: Anil Kumar Gupta, etc.; Respondent: State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.; Petitioner: Petitioner in W.P. (C) No. 326/95
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
28 July 1995
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) / Final Disposition
Outcome
Writ petitions disposed of with directions and guidelines; no costs.
Legal Topics
Reservation Policy, Horizontal Vs Compartmentalised Reservation, Admissions to Professional Courses
Constitutional Law Higher Education Reservation Policy Horizontal Vs Compartmentalised Reservation Admissions to Professional Courses

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Parties

Anil Kumar Gupta, etc.

Petitioner

State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.

Respondent

Petitioner in W.P. (C) No. 326/95

Petitioner

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) / Final Disposition

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the reservation policy for candidates belonging to hill and Uttranchal areas is legally valid under the Constitution
  2. 2 Distinction between horizontal and compartmentalised reservation and its proper implementation
  3. 3 Whether admissions to medical courses pursuant to CPMT 1994 complied with constitutional requirements

Ratio Decidendi

Reservation of six percent for hill and Uttarakhand areas in addition to 27 percent for OBC is illegal as it is relatable to Article 15(4) and not Article 15(1); horizontal reservations must be compartmentalised and properly allocated among vertical categories; the admissions process followed was faulty, resulting in undue deprivation of seats to the open competition category.

Court Disposition

Writ petitions disposed of with directions and guidelines; no costs.

Orders

  • Admissions already finalised shall not be disturbed.
  • Uttar Pradesh Government shall create 34 additional seats in MBBS and admit 34 students from the O.C. category against these seats.