A revisiting of the Chinnaiah judgement raises questions about sub-classification in reservations for Scheduled Castes

The top court's reconsideration of a 20-year-old judgement could be pivotal in clarifying that caste can also be a class category

Justice Hemant Gupta authored impactful Judgments in criminal law cases and a controversial Judgment on his penultimate day at the SC.

The issue of sub-classification in reservations has been pending before a 7-Judge Constitution Bench for nearly two years without a hearing.

The Supreme Court focused on the data behind reservation policies and laid down conditions to justify reservations.

Reservations in public employment for persons with disability and for SC/STs have been treated differently by the Supreme Court.