Constitution of India · Part XVI: Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes · Reservation of seats and special representation to cease after
Article 341: Scheduled Castes
(1) The President [may with respect to any State [or Union territory], and where it is a State ***, after consultation with the Governor *** thereof], by public notification2, specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes which shall for the purposes of this Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Castes in relation to that State [or Union territory, as the case may be.]
(2) Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Castes specified in a notification issued under clause (1) any caste, race or tribe or part of or group within any caste, race or tribe, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the article 341
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A. Raja v. D. Kumar
Whether the Appellant belongs to the Hindu Parayan caste in the State of Kerala and is covered by the 1950 Order insofar as it relates to the State of Kerala; whether the Appellant had still retained the Hindu Parayan…
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Union of India & Ors. v. Rohit Nandan
Issue arose as regards entitlement of respondent-employee’s claim to the benefit of Scheduled Caste category, when the respondent appointed on the basis of his ‘Tanti’ Caste Certificate, the ‘Tanti’ caste was deleted…
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C. Selvarani v. The Special Secretary-Cum-District Collector and Others
Whether the appellant is entitled to the Scheduled Caste community certificate, indicating that she belongs to Valluvan caste, which is recognized as one of the Scheduled Castes in the S.C. Order, 1964.
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The Patna Municipal Corporation & Ors. v. M/S Tribro Ad Bureau & Ors.
The Division Bench of the High Court set aside the judgment of the Single Judge of the High Court and held that the appellant(s) herein could not raise any demand of tax/fee/royalty on advertisement(s) since it has been…
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Sukanya Shantha v. Union of India & Ors.
Matter pertains to caste-based discrimination in the prisons in the country.
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K. Nirmala & Ors. v. Canara Bank & Anr.
Whether a person who joined the services of a Nationalized Bank/Government of India undertaking based on a certificate that identified him/her as belonging to a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe in the State of Karnataka,…
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The State of Punjab & Ors. v. Davinder Singh & Ors.
The Supreme Court was required to adjudicate upon whether the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes for the purpose of providing affirmative action, including reservation is valid. In this context, the following issues…
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Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Vichar Manch Bihar, Patna v. The State of Bihar & Ors.
Matter pertains to the correctness of the Resolution passed by the State Government based upon the recommendations by the State Backward Commission that in the list of Extremely Backward Classes, the “Tanti-Tantwa”…
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Navneet Kaur Harbhajansing Kundles @ Navneet Kaur Ravi Rana v. State of Maharashtra and Others
The question that arises for consideration is that how far the High Court was justified in completely overturning the findings of Scrutiny Committee (validating the caste certificate of the appellant), in exercise of…
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Chandigarh Housing Board v. Tarsem Lal
Whether a notification issued by the appellant-Chandigarh Housing Board calling for applications from both Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes confer any benefit on the respondent (who belonged to the Schedule Tribes…
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Areas v. UOI [Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Cji]
Matter pertains to the scope of the Court’s power to issue directions for the grant of proportional representation for the Limboo-Tamang Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People and in the Legislative Assemblies of…
- Mah. Adiwasi Thakur Jamat Swarakshan Samiti v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
- Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India
- Akhilesh Prasad v. Jharkhand Public Service Commission & Ors.
- Pattali Makkal Katchi v. A. Mayilerumperumal & Ors.
- Jayashree v. The Director Collegiate Education
- Bhadar Ram (D) Thr. Lrs. v. Jassa Ram & Ors.
- Pankaj Kumar v. State of Jharkhand & Ors.
- Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & Ors.
- The State of Maharashtra & Anr. v. Keshao Vishwanath Sonone & Anr.
- The State of Punjab & Ors. v. Davinder Singh & Ors.
- Vinodchandra Sakarlal Kapadia v. State of Gujarat and Ors.
- Bajrang Lal Sharma v. C. K. Mathew and Ors.
- B K Pavitra and Ors. v. The Union of India and Ors
- Jarnail Singh & Others v. Lachhmi Narain Gupta & Others
- Bir Singh v. Delhi Jal Board & Ors.
- The State of Tripura & Ors. v. Jayanta Chakraborty & Ors.
- Chairman and Managing Director Fci and Ors. v. Jagdish Balaram Bahira and Ors.
- Rajasthan Housing Board v. New Pink City Nirman Sahkari Samiti Ltd. & Anr.
- K.P. Manu v. Chairman, Scrutiny Committee for Verification of Community Certificate
- Puducherry S.C. People Welfare Association v. Chief Secretary to Govt., Union Territory of Pondicherry & Ors.
- State of Rajasthan and Ors. v. Aanjaney Organic Herbal Pvt. Ltd
- Kavita Solunke v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
- Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra and Others
- M. Chandra v. M. Thangamuthu & Anr.
- Subhash Chandra & Anr. v. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board & Ors.
- Union of India and Ors. v. Shantiranjan Sarkar
- Raju Ramsing Vasave v. Mahesh Deorao Bhivapurkar & Ors.
- Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. Union of India & Ors
- Shree Surat Valsad Jilla K.M.G. Parishad v. Union of India and Ors.
- Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. Union of India and Ors
- Vijay Singh Gond and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
- Nair Service Society v. State of Kerala
- State of Maharashtra & Ors. v. Sanjay K. Nimje
- State of Maharashtra and Ors. v. Ravi Prakash Babulalsing Parmar & Anr.
- K.H. Siraj v. High Court of Kerala and Anr.
- Meera Kanwaria v. Sunita and Ors.
- Lilly Kutty v. Scrutiny Committee, S.C. and S.T. and Ors.
- S. Pushpa and Ors. v. Sivachanmugavelu and Ors.
- E. v. Chinnaiah v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Ors.
- State of Kerala and Anr v. Chandramohanan
- Punit Rai v. Dinesh Chaudhary
- Mcd v. Veena and Ors.
- State of Maharashtra v. Milind and Ors.