The Framing of Article 16-Debates in the Constituent Assembly
[1]685. Draft Article 10 corresponds to Article 16. The debate in the Constituent Assembly on draft Article 10 and particularly ...
The Second Backward Classes Commission (Mandal Commission)
655. By an Order made by the President of India, in the year 1979, under Article of the Constitution, a ...
The First and Second Backward Classes Commissions
The First Backward Classes Commission (Kalelkar Commission) : 652. The proceedings of the Constituent Assembly on draft Article (10) disclose ...
Part XVI of the Constitution: Special Provisions relating to certain Classes
647. Part XVI of the Constitution contains "special provisions relating to certain classes". The "classes" for which special provisions are ...
Right to Equality in the Constitution: Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice BP Jeevan Reddy [1] 641. Inasmuch as public employment always gave a certain status and power - it has ...
The Right to Equality in the Constitution: Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice BP Jeevan Reddy [1] 635. Forty and three years ago was founded this republic with the fourfold objective of ...
Criteria for Identifying Backward Classes: Justice R.M. Sahai in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 623. Reservation, for, 'economically backward, sections of the people who are not covered by any of ...
Reservation in Promotion: Justice R.M. Sahai in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 617. Promotion is the most sensitive branch of service jurisprudence. Although its purpose is manifold but ...
Justice R.M. Sahai on the Theory of Equality and Classification: Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 613. Equality has various shades. Its understanding and application have been shaped by social, economic and ...
Justice R.M. Sahai on Proportion of the Reservation: Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 609. Article 16(1), (2) and (4) is extracted below : "16. Equality of opportunity in matters ...
How the Reservation should be given: Justice R.M. Sahai in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 606. After applying these tests, the economic criteria or the means test should be applied. Poverty ...
Justice R.M. Sahai on Role of Caste in the Society in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] Article 25 is pride of our democracy. But that cannot be basis of State activities. May ...
State Power to Make Reservation under Article 16(4): Justice R.M. Sahai in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 589. Use of expression, 'nothing in this Article shall prevent Parliament' in Article 16(4) cannot be ...
Meaning of Socially and Educationally Backwardness: Justice R.M. Sahai in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 581. From out of various backward class of citizens who could be provided protection under Article ...
Caste as a Criteria for Identification of Backwardness: Justice R.M. Sahai in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 578. Caste has never been accepted by this Court as exclusive or sole criteria for determination ...
Justice R.M. Sahai on Caste in Indira Sawhney Case (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 576. 'Caste is a reality'. Undoubtedly so are religion and race. Can they furnish basis for ...
The Origin of the word ‘Backward Class’: Justice R.M. Sahai in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 573. Both the words 'backward' and 'class' thus are of very wide import. Assuming the two ...
Are Class and Caste the same? – Justice R.M. Sahai in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 572. Can the word 'class' be understood as caste ? What does the word 'class' mean ...
Identification of Backward Class: Justice R.M. Sahai in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 567. Thus the real issue is not the reservation but identification. Who, then, are the, 'backward ...
Compensatory or remedial measures for lesser fortunate: Justice R.M. Sahai in Indira Sawhney (1992)
Justice R.M. Sahai [1] 565. Compensatory or remedial measures for lesser fortunate are thus not, ipso facto, violative of equal ...