Dalit Movements — Landmark Events

Landmark Events

Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. The State of Maharashtra

2018

This Supreme Court judgment diluted some stringent provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. It mandated a preliminary inquiry…

Union of India v. L. Pushpa Kumar

2024

The Supreme Court, in this case, reiterated the principle that reservation in promotion for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is not a fundamental right. It emphasized that…

Indra Sawhney & Others v. Union of India

1992

Often referred to as the 'Mandal Commission case,' this landmark judgment upheld the constitutional validity of reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in public services.…