Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
Article 371-F | Sikkim’s Employment-Only Restriction on Certificate of Identification for Pre-1969 Servants’ Descendants Upheld as Non-Arbitrary : Gauhati HC
The Gauhati High Court validated Sikkim’s policy limiting Certificate of Identification to employment benefits for descendants of pre-1969 government servants, finding it a reasonable classification under Article 371-F that does not violate Articles 14 or 16. This sets a critical precedent for state-specific affirmative measures in the Northeast, affirming that historical administrative distinctions can constitutionally shape access to public employment without triggering equality challenges.