HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF

RESERVATION POLICY IN INDIA - A LEGAL

PRESPECTIVE

Submitted by

R.VIGNESHWARAN

Reg. No. BA0150050

Under the Guidance of

Mr. M. BRITTO STALIN, Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor

TAMIL NADU NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL

(A State University established by Act No. 9 of 2012)
Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu 620 009

SEPTEMBER 2016
M. BRITTO STALIN, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in History
Tamil Nadu National Law School
Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu 620 009

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the project work entitled Historical Background of

Reservation policy in India A Legal Perspective is a bonafide record of the research

work done by R.Vigneshwaran, under my supervision and guidance. It has not been

submitted by any other University for the award of any degree, diploma,

associateship, fellowship or for any other similar recognition.

Place: Tiruchirappalli

Date: 28th September 2016

Signature of the Guide

R.VIGNESHWARAN
Reg. No. BA0150050
II B.A., LLB., (Hons.)
Tamil Nadu National Law School
Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu 620 009

DECLARATION

I, R.Vigneshwaran, do hereby declare that the project entitled Reservation policy in

India A Legal Prespective submitted to Tamil Nadu National Law School in partial

fulfillment of requirement for award of degree in Under Graduate in Law to Tamil

Nadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli, is my original research work. It and has

not been formed basis for award of any degree or diploma or fellowship or any other

title to any other candidate of any university.

Counter Signed Signature of the Candidate

Project Guide
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to extend my gratitude to the many people who helped to bring this research
project to fruition. First, I would like to thank Professor M. Britto Stalin, for providing me the
opportunity of expressing my talent and opinion of particular case. I am so deeply grateful for
his help, professionalism, valuable guidance and support throughout this project and through
my entire study that I do not have enough words to express my deep and sincere appreciation.
I would also like to thank the experts who were involved in the validation survey for this
research project. Without their passionate participation and input, the validation survey could
not have been successfully conducted. I would also like to acknowledge
Professor BOMMINATHAN as the second reader of this project, and I am gratefully
indebted to him for his very valuable comments on this project work.

My thanks also go to the all my friends for their numerous conversations, questions and help.
Finally, I must express my very profound gratitude to my parents for providing me with
unfailing support and continuous encouragement throughout my research of study and
through the process of researching and writing this project. This accomplishment would not
have been possible without them.

R. VIGNESHWARAN.
 TABLE OF CONTENT

S.No TITLE Page

1 Introduction 1

2 Historical Background for giving reservation in India

Reservation Policy in Pre-Independence Era 7
Reservation Policy in Post-Independence Era 8

3 Beneficiary Groups of the Reservation system

Caste 12
Gender 12
Religion 14
Status as a Domicile 14

4 Comparison of Reservation Policy with the Indian Constitution 15

5 Mandal Commission Report 20

6 Creamy Layer An Exception in Tamilnadu 21

7 Relationship between Reservation and Principle of Equality 24

8 Cases related to the Reservation in India 26

9 Conclusion 29

10 Critical Analysis 31

11 Bibliography 32