The political class invents newer forms of discrimination

On July 18, the Supreme Court held that there can be no reservation in the appointment for faculty posts in specialty and super-specialty courses in medical colleges, including the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). A five-judge Constitution bench headed by (now retired) Chief Justice Altamas Kabir pronounced its verdict on a plea of the Faculty of Association of AIIMS against a Delhi High Court judgment.

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