Revisiting Reservation Policies In The Contemporary Era
- IJLLR Journal
- Feb 20
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 21
Adv. Daya Prem, BA LLB, LLM, Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Chandapura - Anekal Main Road, Bangalore - 562106, Karnataka
ABSTRACT
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are among the historically marginalized groups that India's reservation system seeks to improve by granting them access to government employment, legislatures, and educational institutions. From an Indian point of view, this Article offers a thorough analysis of this system, looking at its history, importance, difficulties, possible uses, and pertinent case law. It explores how reservations have changed throughout India's social and political history, starting with pre-independence protests and ending with its constitutional establishments, highlighting the Communal Award, the Mandal Commission, and the Poona Pact. In order to address past injustices and advance social mobility for under-represented communities in India, it evaluates the significance of reservations. Through the prism of constitutional provisions that ensure social justice and equality, the paper examines the policy addressing themes that are important in India, such as the continuation of caste-based inequalities, possible abuse, and reverse discrimination. The advantages of reservations in increasing representation and boosting socioeconomic results are acknowledged in the text, it examines the applicability of reservations in modern-day India in light of changing socioeconomic circumstances and new types of inequality. The objective is to promote well-informed conversations based on historical, social, and political settings regarding the future of India's reservation system.
Keywords: India, Reservation system, Schedule caste, Schedule tribe
