THE CONCEPT OF RESERVATION WAS NOT ENVISIONED TO PERPETUATE INDEFINITELY

Abstract

The concept of Reservation was only envisioned in the constitution for 10 years. The constituent assembly debates reflect the intention of drafters that the reservation was only to be for 10 years. Their views from the debate reflect that we will be able to make a drastic change in the upcoming 10 years after giving the reservation society’s perception will be changed towards the backward class which has been oppressed for many years, their optimistic thoughts related to the constitution was such that “we will not need any reservation after 10 years”. However, currently we have not emerged from the provision of reservation. The development policy which reservation aims to provide during the inception of Constitution has completely failed or there was mistake in speculation. This paper has examined the reason of perpetuity of reservation through the Constituent Assembly debates.