Articles 341 and 342
Presidential Notification of SC/ST Lists
Article 341 empowers the President to specify, by public notification, the castes, races, or tribes deemed Scheduled Castes in a state or union territory, after consultation with the Governor (where applicable). Article 342 provides an identical mechanism for Scheduled Tribes. Critically, Article 341(2)/342(2) state that only Parliament, by law, can include or exclude any caste/tribe from these notified lists — no executive or judicial order can amend them.
- SC/ST lists are prepared state/UT-wise, not uniformly across India
- Once notified, altering the list requires an Act of Parliament, not an executive order or court directive
- This constitutional design underlies the government's argument that introducing a creamy layer exclusion for SC/ST — effectively removing individuals from reservation eligibility — would require Parliamentary legislation, not administrative fiat
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