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Supreme Court rejects plea to rotate SC/ST reserved seats, upholds fixed delimitation
The case concerns a challenge to the validity of Section 9(1)(c) of the Delimitation Act, 2002, specifically regarding the petitioner's argument that SC/ST reserved Assembly seats should be rotated rather than kept fixed.
Who it concerns: Petitioner: Jagdish Singh; Respondents: Union of India & Ors.; Bench: Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Hon'ble Mrs. Justice V. Mohana.
What the court decided
- The Court found no ground to differ from the High Court's view.
- The Court affirmed that reservation of seats in State Legislative Assemblies and Parliament is a matter within the domain of the Legislature.
- The Court directed the petitioner to approach elected representatives to persuade them to consider adopting the principle of rotation.
- The Special Leave Petition was disposed of along with any pending applications.
Also in the document
- The Court explicitly stated that the decision to undertake rotation of reserved seats falls within the domain of the Legislature, not the Judiciary.
- The petitioner was granted liberty to approach elected representatives regarding the adoption of the rotation principle.
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Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments
Court order · Ref. SLP(C) No. 37437/2026 · 4 Nov 2026
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