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The legal basis for affirmative action in India

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  • Kiruba Munusamy

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The affirmative action policy in India came into practice because of the generations of struggle undergone by the untouchable castes and other backward classes, who were historically excluded from education and administration. As society changed, it was inevitable that the vulnerable groups who had so far been forgotten in terms of social justice should be 'included'. However, this paper finds that, instead of recognizing this need the judiciary continued to apply illogical limitations and age-old precedents that disrupted the implementation of affirmative action.

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  • Kiruba Munusamy, 2022. "The legal basis for affirmative action in India," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2022-74, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    1. Nidhi S. Sabharwal, 2024. "Understanding Students’ Attitudes Towards Affirmative Action Policy in Higher Education in India," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 12.

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    Affirmative action; Reservation; India; Judicial; Justice; Law;
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