Thursday, January 18, 2007

RESERVATION (Part-4)

1951-Watershed Year

The year 1951 was a watershed in the history of the Backward Classes movement. When the Constitution of India came into being there was opposition to the application of the “communal G.O.” The matter was taken up to the Supreme Court, in the case of educational institutions in Champakam Dorairajan Versus State of Madras, and similarly in Venkataramana Versus State of Madras, in respect of appointments in Public services. In both these cases, the Supreme Court struck down the communal Govt. order as unconstitutional.
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