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Vipulbhai Karmanbhai ChaudharyAIR 115· 2025

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103वें संविधान संशोधन अधिनियम, 2019 ने भारत में आरक्षण कार्यों के सिद्धांत को एक नया आयाम दिया है। सामाजिक न्याय के व्यापक लक्ष्य के लिए इसके निहितार्थों का समानुपातिक परीक्षण कीजिए। (उत्तर 250 शब्दों में दीजिए) The 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 has introduced a new dimension to the principle of affirmative action in India. Critically examine its implications for the broader goal of social justice. (Answer in 250 words)

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Main Body

103rd CAA 2019 introduced EWS (Economically weaker seciton) new category and new dimension in spirit of positive affirmative action, shift from caste based to economically criteria based reservation.

Added new dimension

1Economic disadvantage - as primary factor of reservation
(ii) Adren-horizontal-vertical reservetty gapprovided equal opportunity to all

(iii) shift from caste sodden obscenitu to new model of economic juntha

Positive implications

1ISC idigenist affairs care) - need:

(1.1) substantive and procedural justice by EWS

(1.2) redressing historical economic disadvantage of certain neting

2Address reverse discrimination challenge - managing jar, petitioner judicial ty recent tm
3ISC also called for changing venture of basis for reservation
4Scholars argued constitutional reservation made caste-permanent feature of Indian society - thus with make caste flexible Fechy.
5providing economic justice to copper caste-poor people
6Equality of opportunity and positive treatment in govt sector and education institution
7general purpose of sustaining equality

Negative implications

1Lack of constitutional backing by constituent assembly
2making over-run - Neglecting OBC/SCP ST section.
3Economic disadvantage - can be better addressed by targeted approach (ex) Economy - never enters to resevatiu
4Usually 95% of Indian population - under EWS criteria
5political populist tool → satisfying upper caste demand / context)
6open pandora box → increasing demand on reservation.

Any reservation policy must be politically much, financially viable and socially acceptable. ISC by jimit Abhiyaan case 2912 noted positive impacts of 103rd CAA.

Negative implications (continued)

1Lack of constitutional backing by constituent assembly
2making over-run - Neglecting OBC/SCP ST section.
3Economic disadvantage - can be better addressed by targeted approach (ex) Economy - never enters to resevatiu
4Usually 95% of Indian population - under EWS criteria
5political populist tool → satisfying upper caste demand / context)
6open pandora box → increasing demand on reservation.

Any reservation policy must be politically much, financially viable and socially acceptable. ISC by jimit Abhiyaan case 2912 noted positive impacts of 103rd CAA.

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Topper

Vipulbhai Karmanbhai Chaudhary

AIR 1152025

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

Constitutional Amendments

Amendments

103rd CAA 2019 - EWS Reservation

Writing Stats

336

Total words

9

Paragraphs

analytical

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