QUESTION 2
GS2
10 marks
Whether National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) can enforce the implementation of constitutional reservation for the Scheduled Castes in the religious minority institutions? Examine.
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What the examiner wants
Examine whether NCSC can enforce SC reservation in religious minority educational institutions.
ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.
Demand-wise check
- 1Article 15(5) exempts minority institutions under Article 30(1) from reservation≈30 words
- 2NCSC (Article 338): investigates and monitors safeguards; recommendatory, civil-court powers for inquiry≈30 words
- 3Conflict: AMU and Jamia minority status cases; Pramati Educational Trust (2014) upheld exemption≈30 words
- 4Conclusion: NCSC cannot enforce reservation where Article 30 protection applies≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Constitutional provisionsNCSC powersCase lawConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Ignoring Article 15(5)
- No Pramati Educational Trust (2014) or AMU minority-status case
Draw this
- Flow: institution minority? → exempt → NCSC role limited
Value addition
- CasePramati Educational and Cultural Trust v Union (2014) upheld Article 15(5) and the exemption of minority institutions.Supreme Court, 2014
- CaseState of UP v AMU (November 2024): a seven-judge bench overruled Azeez Basha on minority status tests.Supreme Court, 2024
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 11 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
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