The Allahabad High Court ruled that only Parliament has the constitutional power to amend the Scheduled Castes List. It held that castes cannot be treated as synonyms or granted SC status without specific legislation enacted by Parliament.
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The Supreme Court overturned Bihar’s decision to reclassify the Tanti-Tantwa community as Scheduled Castes, reiterating that only the central government can modify these lists as per Article 341 of the Indian Constitution. The Court directed reallocation of affected individuals to Extremely Backward Classes without penalizing them.