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Is the Sub-Classification of Scheduled Castes Justified?
The bench led by retired Justice Arun Mishra supported classification of the SCs as more backward and backward , and preference to the more backward castes for reservation in appointments. However, different views on the matter have emerged.
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State of Punjab and Others versus Davinder Singh and Others (August 27, 2020), the bench led by retired Justice Arun Mishra supported the classification of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) into “more backward” and “backward”, and preference to the more backward castes for reservation in appointments.
However, the five-judge bench decided to refer the question for the final decision to an 11-judge bench, because in its opinion, the nine-judge bench in