Trivedi, Prashant K.
Fallacies of triple test doctrine and backward classes reservation in local self-government - Economic and Political Weekly - 58(20), May-20, 2023: p.14-16
The Supreme Court’s recent judgments on reservation for the backward classes in the urban local body elections are reviewed. A separation between social and political backwardness dehistoricises the notion of backwardness. Political backwardness should be understood as inadequate political representation in the context of social, educational and economic backwardness.- Reproduced
Fallacies of triple test doctrine and backward classes reservation in local self-government - Economic and Political Weekly - 58(20), May-20, 2023: p.14-16
The Supreme Court’s recent judgments on reservation for the backward classes in the urban local body elections are reviewed. A separation between social and political backwardness dehistoricises the notion of backwardness. Political backwardness should be understood as inadequate political representation in the context of social, educational and economic backwardness.- Reproduced