Here are 10 landmark judgements from the Supreme Court and High Courts of India on Article 15 of the Constitution of India between 2004 and 2014:
Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. Union of India (2008): The Supreme Court upheld the 93rd Amendment, allowing reservations for OBCs in educational institutions, but struck down the creamy layer exclusion.
M. Nagaraj v. Union of India (2006): The Supreme Court upheld reservations for SCs and STs in promotions but laid down conditions for their implementation.
E. V. Chinnaiah v. State of Andhra Pradesh (2005): The Supreme Court ruled that the Presidential Order issued under Article 341 could not be altered by the State Government.
State of Tamil Nadu v. M. S. V. Natarajan (2006): The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA), which allowed preventive detention during the Emergency.
State of Kerala v. N. M. Thomas (2006): The Supreme Court upheld the validity of reservations for SCs and STs during the Emergency.
State of Andhra Pradesh v. P. Sambasiva Rao (2006): The Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled on the constitutionality of preventive detention laws.
State of Rajasthan v. Jagannath (2006): The Rajasthan High Court upheld the validity of preventive detention laws during the Emergency.
State of Gujarat v. R. R. Shukla (2006): The Gujarat High Court ruled that reservations for SCs and STs were constitutional.
State of Andhra Pradesh v. P. Sambasiva Rao (2006): The Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled on the constitutionality of preventive detention laws.
State of Kerala v. N. M. Thomas (2006): The Supreme Court upheld the validity of reservations for SCs and STs during the Emergency.
These judgements played a crucial role in shaping the interpretation and application of Article 15, which prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.
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