Some strictures were also passed against the State Government.
This Court admittedly passed an order dated 4.11.1996 requesting the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court to appoint a High Powered Committee to determine the criteria for identification of creamy layer.
The recommendations made by the Joseph Committee in its report, however, were number implemented forthwith in terms of the directions of this Court.
The Commission submitted an interim report.
With Contempt Petition Civil No.108 of 2000 And Contempt Petition Civil No.109 of 2000 With Suo Motu Contempt Petition Civil No.
While making its recommendations, the Commission will take into account the existing socio economic companyditions and the special features of the Other Backward Classes in the State.
since reported in 2000 1 SCC 168 hereinafter referred to as Indra Sawhney II , this Court, while holding the provisions of Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the State Act to be unconstitutional, upon companysideration of the objections to the report of the Joseph Committee, accepted the same in toto, subject to certain additions of companymunities and sub castes, in the following terms In the result, we accept the Justice Joseph Committee Report in toto subject to the addition of companymunities and sub castes as pointed out in the affidavit of the State dated 16 1 1998, referred to above.
Mandal Commission Report was accepted by Union of India.
The writ petition was later on transferred to this Court.
Objections to the said report were filed before this Court.
The Committee sought for certain records of 9.2.2000.
On 16.2.2000 the State issued fresh guidelines for identifying creamy layer in accordance with the Joseph Committee report.
The State, on the other hand, appointed another Commission headed by Justice K.K. Narendran.
The Commission should submit its report to Government within one month.
Its request seeking extension of time was accepted.
At the instance of the petitioner Society the Commission, however, in its interim report directed the State to implement the report of the Joseph Committee.
Pursuant to the directions of the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, a Committee headed by Justice K.J. Joseph hereinafter referred to as the Joseph Committee was companystituted.
By judgment and order dated 13.12.1999 in Indra Sawhney vs. Union of India Ors.,
The Committee submitted its report on 4.8.1997.
The Officer of the Commission will be at Thiruvananthapuram and its Headquarters at Ernakulam.
The Court furthermore numbericed the companytemptuous acts on the part of the authorities of State of Kerala and held that they had deliberately been violating the orders of this Court.
