Multiple choice

The Supreme Court of India for the first time struck down the 'Carry forward Rule' as unconstitutional in the following case

  1. Balaji Vs. State of Mysore

  2. Rangachari Vs. General Manager, Southern Railway

  3. Ashok Kumar Thakur Vs. State of Bihar

  4. Devadasan Vs. Union of India
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Explanation

Devadasan v. Union of India (1994) is the landmark case where the Supreme Court struck down the 'carry forward rule' as unconstitutional, holding that it violated Article 16(4) of the Constitution by treating backward classes more favorably than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The Court ruled that carry forward of reserved vacancies beyond 50% would be unconstitutional. Balaji v. State of Mysore earlier affirmed caste-based classification but did not address carry forward. Ashok Kumar Thakur dealt with the creamy layer concept in OBC reservations.

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