Reservation Policy Economics — Key Judgments

Key Judgments

Indra Sawhney & Ors. vs. Union of India

1992

This landmark judgment, often called the 'Mandal judgment', is pivotal for understanding reservation policy. It upheld the 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in…

M. Nagaraj & Ors. vs. Union of India

2006

This judgment addressed the constitutional validity of Articles 16(4A) and 16(4B), which allowed for reservation in promotion with consequential seniority for SCs/STs and the…

Janhit Abhiyan vs. Union of India

2022

This judgment upheld the constitutional validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019, which introduced 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). The…