Union Of India vs Sajib Roy

insc-2025-1084 Supreme Court of India 9 September 2025 • 18 min read

13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Constitution of India Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1994

Judges (2)

Joymalya Bagchi Delivered Surya Kant Coram

Parties (2)

Union of India Appellant Sajib Roy Respondent

Case Significance

Union Of India vs Sajib Roy is a Supreme Court of India decision dated September 9, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1084). Recruitment dispute concerning whether OBC candidates who availed age relaxation could migrate to unreserved category seats for Constable (GD) posts in paramilitary forces. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, holding that the office memorandum dated 01.07.1998 bars such migration when age relaxation was availed. The bench comprised Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Surya Kant. The judgment was delivered by Justice Joymalya Bagchi.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 13 case citations.

Summary

Recruitment dispute concerning whether OBC candidates who availed age relaxation could migrate to unreserved category seats for Constable (GD) posts in paramilitary forces. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, holding that the office memorandum dated 01.07.1998 bars such migration when age relaxation was availed.

What was the outcome of Union Of India vs Sajib Roy?

Statutes Cited

Constitution of India

Art 14 Art 16(1) Art 335

Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1994

Cases Cited (13)

UK (1)

[1901] AC 495

IN (12)

(2002) 3 SCC 496 (2010) 3 SCC 119 (2015) 16 SCC 778 (2017) 1 SCC 350 (2017) 12 SCC 680 (2018) 11 SCC 352 (2019) 10 SCC 120 (2019) 7 SCC 383 (2021) 4 SCC 542 (2022) 11 SCC 779 (2022) 12 SCC 401 2025 INSC 1084

Cited By (1)

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Union Of India vs Sajib Roy

Judgment

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2025-1084)