Right to Equality: Reservation is not a Fundamental Right
Recently, the Supreme Court of India has said that reservation of seats provided to certain communities is not a fundamental right.
SC’s Observation
- Case: The petitioners argued that the Centre is neither following the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or Posts in the Services under the State) Act, 1993 to provide 50% reservation for OBC candidates in All India Quota in undergraduate as well as postgraduate medical and dental courses in Tamil Nadu offered by private and government institutions within Tamil Nadu, nor providing 27% reservation for ....
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