Art. 15(3) Constitutes an exception to the prohibition on the ground of sex. A provision discriminating in favour of women must necessarily discriminate against men. "Special provision " in favour of women can be made either by the legislative wing or by executive or any other authority. Even if there is no reservation of posts by means of any law or executive order in making appointments to the individual post, the State should always bear in mind claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes [Hindustan Latex Ltd vs Maniamma. 1994(2) KLT 111 = ILR 1994(2) Ker 848 Varghese Kalliath & P.A.Mohammed (J&J) ]
Claim for reservation in employment - Adoption, marriage and conversion of faith of individual from one caste to another as permitted by law of adoption or marriage , have no relevance for the purpose of claiming the benefit of reservation in public employment. [ Kerala Pattikajathi Samrakshana Samithy and another vs State of Kerala. ILR 1995(3) Ker 1. M.M.Pareed Pillay , T.V.Ramakrishnan & P.Shanmugham (J&J) ]
Art. 341 - Scheduled Caste order has to be applied as it stands and no enquiry can be held or evidence let is to determine whether or not some particular community falls within it. [ Kerala Pattika Jathi Samrakshna Samithi vs. State of Kerala. M.M.Pareed Pillay (CJ), T.V.Ramakrishnan & P.Shanmugham (J&J) ]
Art. 341 - Caste Certificate - Considerations - Mere recitals in documents that candidate belongs to particular caste without supported by independent corroborative material. Cannot form part of basis for caste certificate. [ C.Sunil Krishnan vs State of Kerala. AIR 1997 Ker 63 . K.Narayakurup (J)]
Reservation of post for women - Permissible. [Govt of Andhra Pradesh vs Vijyakumar. 1995(2)KLT.SN.56.P.41.]
Appointment by promotion of single post by rule of rotation by reservation . It does not violate Arts. 14 and 16(1) of the Constitution. [ Union of India vs. B.L.Thankur. JT 1997(4) SC 195]
A candidate belonging to forward community who is transplanted to backward caste by adoption , or marriage, or conversion does not become eligible to the benefit of reservation . Syrian Catholic girl marrying a Latin Catholic boy does not become Latin Catholic. [Valsamma Paul vs Cochin Universith. 1996(1) KLT 169 : 1996(3) SCC 545 ]