Executive Need Not Wait for Rules When the Act Prescribes Procedure; Itanagar Mayor Reservation for Scheduled Tribe Women Upheld: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by Bharat Cheda, who challenged the reservation of the Itanagar Mayor’s post for APST women. The Division Bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Pranjal Das examined whether the Deputy Commissioner of the Itanagar Capital Complex acted legally while reserving the Mayor’s post through a draw of lots. The Bench concluded that the action was supported by the…
