Insertion of Article 15(5) to the Constitution and Challenge to that in Supreme Court
Article 15 of the Constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, case, sex and place of birth. Clause (3), (4), (5) and (6) are the exceptions to the first…
Correlations of Articles 14 and 16
Article 14 and 16 both are the part of equality code of Constitution. Article 14 guarantees equal protection of law to the people of India. Article 16 embodies the fundamental…
Articles 14, 15 and 16- Equality Code of Constitution
The idea of equality is the heart and soul of the Indian Constitution. India achieved independence on the 15th of August, 1947 after a long political struggle in which a…
EWS Quota Judgment- A Complete analysis
Parliament of India passed Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 which came into effect on 14 Jan 2019. Through this amendment, Parliament amended Article 15 and 16 of…
Does 10% Reservation breach the 50% reservation cap set in Indra Sawhney case? – Here is what SC said
Parliament of India passed Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 which came into effect on 14 Jan 2019. Through this amendment, Parliament amended Article 15 and 16 of…
Does Exclusion of other classes from EWS reservation violate basic structure? – Here is what SC said
Parliament of India passed Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 which came into effect on 14 Jan 2019. Through this amendment, Parliament amended Article 15 and 16 of…
Whether Economic Criteria as Sole Basis for Reservation Violates Basic Structure- Here is what Supreme Court said
The Parliament of India passed Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 which came into effect on 14 Jan 2019. Through this amendment, Parliament amended Article 15 and 16…
Judges’ Observations on ‘Backwardness’ in Indra Sawhney Case
In Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1992), the following observations were made in regard to the myriad features of backwardness including economic backwardness: – S. Ratnavael Pandian, J. “44.…
The Expansion of Doctrine of Equality by Supreme Court in N.M. Thomas Case- Judges’ Observations
The domination of a class generates, after a long night of sleep or stupor of the dominated, an angry awakening and protestant resistance and this conflict between thesis, i.e. the…
Economic Disabilities and Affirmative Action- What Supreme Court Said?
The social revolution was put at the top of the national agenda by the Constituent Assembly when it adopted Objectives Resolution. In Kesavananda Bharthi v. Union of India (1973), it…