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  • Feb 08, 2024
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SC’S STAND ON RESERVATION REALLOCATION

Why in the News?

  • The Supreme Court suggests reserved category beneficiaries should vacate slots for more disadvantaged individuals.
  • Evaluating the need to review the 2004 ruling, discussions focus on Scheduled Caste homogeneity and sub-caste preferences.
  • Scrutiny extends to the Punjab Reservation Act, 2006, regarding reservations and sub-caste preferences.
Source: Law Times Journal

Constitutional and Legal Perspectives:

  • The discourse encompasses Article 341 and Parliament’s authority to modify caste classifications.
  • Emphasis lies on reservation’s transitional nature, aimed at expediting equality.
  • Concerns arise post-Jarnail Singh vs Lacchmi Narain Gupta regarding creamy layer in SCs and STs.
  • The hearing reflects on evolving reservation jurisprudence, addressing relative backwardness equitably. The hearing resumes on Wednesday.
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Article 341

Article 341 of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to designate certain castes or tribes as Scheduled Castes (SCs) in a state or union territory. Parliament holds authority to include or exclude any caste or tribe from this list.

Punjab Reservation Act, 2006

The Punjab Reservation Act, 2006, allocates 50% reservation in public jobs to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and gives priority to Valmikis and Mazhabi Sikhs within the SC category. It faced legal challenges for its constitutionality.