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  1. Supreme Court Judgments touching Upon Horizontal Reservation

    Sep 7, 2025 · Compartmentalized reservation and Overall Reservation in Horizontal Reservation In Anil Kumar Gupta and others v. State of U.P. and others (1995) 5 SCC 173, a bench of two Judges of …

  2. SC on PWD Quota: Horizontal Reservation Explained

    Apr 9, 2026 · In summary: The Supreme Court’s ruling on horizontal reservation for PWDs is a landmark clarification. It ensures that disability is recognized as a cross‑cutting identity, enabling candidates to …

  3. Horizontal and Vertical Reservations - lawbhoomi.com

    Feb 6, 2025 · Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1992) The Supreme Court ruled that reservations cannot exceed 50% of the total seats. It also differentiated between vertical and horizontal reservations and …

  4. Supreme Court Upholds Classification of Horizontal and Vertical ...

    Aug 22, 2024 · However, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, determining that the reservation for PWD was an overall horizontal reservation and did not necessitate separate cutoff …

  5. Vertical vs Horizontal Reservation in Seats Explained

    Understand the key differences between vertical and horizontal reservations in India. Learn how SC/ST/OBC quotas work alongside women, PwD, and ex-servicemen benefits from Supreme Court …

  6. “Vertical reservation & Horizontal reservation”. Explained based on ...

    The court ruled against the Uttar Pradesh government, stating that if a person belonging to an intersection of the vertical-horizontal reserved category had secured scores high enough to qualify …

  7. Supreme Court Clarifies Reservation Laws - IASPOINT

    Jan 7, 2021 · The Supreme Court of India’s decision in the Saurav Yadav case sought to clarify the interplay between these two types of reservations. The case revolved around the proper …

  8. Social vs Special Reservation: Key Differences in India

    Discover the key differences between social (vertical) and special (horizontal) reservations in India. Learn how they work under the Constitution, with examples, procedures, and Supreme Court insights …

  9. Supreme Court Establishes Precedent on Horizontal Reservation

    Dec 19, 2020 · The Supreme Court upheld the "first view" adopted by several High Courts (Rajasthan, Bombay, Uttarakhand, Gujarat) that aligned horizontal reservation with merit-based selection across …

  10. Compartmentalized reservation and Overall Reservation in Horizontal ...

    Sep 7, 2025 · If the quota fixed for horizontal reservations is already satisfied – in case it is an overall horizontal reservation – no further question arises. But if it is not so satisfied, the requisite number of …

  11. Vertical and Horizontal Reservations - दृष्टि आईएएस

    Jan 8, 2021 · Example: Article 15 (3) of the Constitution contemplates horizontal reservation. Application of Reservations: The horizontal quota is applied separately to each vertical category, and not across …