Earlier Cases on Reservation After Independence
Cases of Champakam Dorairajan and Venkataraman (1951) Soon after the enforcement of the Constitution two cases reached Supreme Court from the State of Madras – one under Article 15 and…
The Framing of Article 16: Debates in the Constituent Assembly
Draft Article 10 Draft Article 10 corresponds to Article 16. The debate in the Constituent Assembly on draft Article 10 and particularly Clause (3), thereof helps us to appreciate the…
Mandal Commission- A Complete Analysis from its inception
Constitution By an Order made by the President of India, in the year 1979, under Article 340 of the Constitution, a Backward Class Commission was appointed to investigate the conditions…
The First Backward Classes Commission (Kalelkar Commission)
Draft Article 10 The proceedings of the Constituent Assembly on draft Article (10) disclose a persistent and strident demand from certain sections of the society for providing reservations in their…
Upholding Equality: The Vision of India’s Constitution
Forty and three years ago was founded this republic with the fourfold objective of securing to its citizens justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. Statesmen of the highest order the like…
The Dissent of Justice Indu Malhotra in Sabrimala Case- An Excerpt
An Edited Excerpt from the judgment of Indu Malhotra The issues raised in the present Writ Petition have far-reaching ramifications and implications, not only for the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala,…
Article 17 forbids every type of untouchability including the untouchability based on Mensuration
Article is an excerpt from the judgment of Justice Rohinton F. Nariman in Sabrimala Case The guarantee against social exclusion based on notions of “purity and pollution” is an acknowledgment…
The Meaning and Definition of Untouchability under Article 17- Judicial Decisions and Statutes
“Untouchability” in any form is forbidden. The operation of the words used by the Constitution cannot be confined to a particular form or manifestation of “untouchability”. The Constitution as a…
Article 17- A Social Revolutionary Provision
The background of Article 17 lies in protecting the dignity of those who have been victims of discrimination, prejudice and social exclusion. The Constitution has designedly left untouchability undefined. Any…
The vision behind the philosophy of Article 17
Provision of Article 17 Article 17 provides: “Untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of “Untouchability” shall be an…