UNION OF INDIA . vs ASSN.FOR PRO.OF WEL.OF PON.UT.O SC — C.A. No. 4 - 5/1998

Summary The Supreme Court allowed appeals by the Union of India challenging the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision that invalidated the selection of migrant Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates for teacher positions in Pondicherry. The Court held that since Pondicherry is a Union territory administered by the President (not a State), migrant SC candidates recognized under Presidential Orders are eligible for SC-reserved posts, following central government policy applicable to all Union territory services. The Court distinguished this case from *Marri Chandra Shekhar Rao* (which applied to inter-state migration) and set aside the Tribunal's order, restoring the selections. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.