Interpretations which impede a just social order (The Hindu, GS-2, Polity)

20 May Interpretations which impede a just social order (The Hindu, GS-2, Polity)

Context:- Constitution provides right to equality and equity under article 16 which authorizes the state to make special arrangements for socially and educationally backward classes.

• Issue:-

• • • Maratha reservation given by the Maharashtra government on the pretext of socially and educationally backward classes. But this was cancelled out by the supreme court
  • Court judgement in such cases
    • Indira sawhney case:- Supreme court laid the ceiling of 50% on the reservation
    • M.Nagrajan case:- supreme court uphold the limit and put some conditions on the government in the promotion.

• Why reservation is needed:-

• • • For socially and educationally backward class
    • Baseline for equity
    • It helps in upliftment of downtrodden
    • It is their Fundamental right.

• Constitutional factors:-

• • 102nd constitutional amendment act which establishes other backward commission as constitutional basis. This provides central government to put which caste or community is under backward community
  • Article 342A, through which it stipulated that the President of India may, after consultation with the State government, notify groups of persons within such a State who are deemed to be socially and educationally backward.
  • Article 366(26C) was also added, and “socially and educationally backward classes” was defined as “such backward classes as are so deemed under Article 342A for the purposes of this Constitution”.

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Swarn Singh

Plutus IAS Current Affair Team Member