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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1995 Section 2

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State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1995 Section 2 is part of State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1995 - Definitions. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

In this Act, unless the context other-wise requires,-

(a) "Backward Classes" means such class or classes of citizens other than the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as may be notified by the State Government in the list from time to time;

(b) "Commission" means the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes constituted under section 3;

(c) "Lists" means lists prepared by the State Government, form time to time, for purposes of making provisions for the reservation in favour of Backward Classes of citizens under Article 15(4) and Article 16(4) of the Constitution;

(d) "member" means a member of the Commission.

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What does State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1995 Section 2 provide?

Section Section 2 of the State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1995 (Definitions) is reproduced on this page as part of the State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1995. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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