Economic Empowerment — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Indra Sawhney & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

1992

This landmark judgment, often referred to as the 'Mandal Commission case', upheld the constitutional validity of 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in central…

Ashok Kumar Thakur v. Union of India

2008

This case dealt with the constitutional validity of the 27% reservation for OBCs in central educational institutions, introduced by the Central Educational Institutions…