Marathas Reservation Case, Rawls, and Equations – Affirmative Action Jurisprudence in India

By Manas Agrawal On May 5, 2021, the Supreme Court struck down the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2020(‘Marathas Reservation Case’).[1] The Constitution Bench hearing the matter framed six questions.[2]For the present article, the first and the second questions are pertinent. These two questions were based on the 50% cap … Continue reading Marathas Reservation Case, Rawls, and Equations – Affirmative Action Jurisprudence in India