Article 15(5)
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Article 15(5) is a constitutional provision of India that empowers the state to make special laws for the advancement and reservation of seats in educational institutions for socially and educationally backward classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
ⓘ
provision of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote educational advancement of Scheduled Castes
ⓘ
promote educational advancement of Scheduled Tribes ⓘ promote educational advancement of socially and educationally backward classes ⓘ |
| allows | reservation of seats in educational institutions including private educational institutions ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Scheduled Castes
ⓘ
Scheduled Tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ socially and educationally backward classes ⓘ |
| authorizes | State to make law for reservation in admissions ⓘ |
| basisFor | reservation for Other Backward Classes in central educational institutions ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 2006 ⓘ |
| connectedWith | policies for inclusive education ⓘ |
| constitutionalAmendmentNumber | 93rd Amendment ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| derogationFrom | formal equality principle under Article 15(1) ⓘ |
| doesNotMandate | compulsory reservation ⓘ |
| empowers |
State to make special provisions for advancement of Scheduled Castes
ⓘ
State to make special provisions for advancement of Scheduled Tribes ⓘ State to make special provisions for advancement of socially and educationally backward classes ⓘ State to make special provisions for reservation of seats in educational institutions ⓘ |
| enables |
reservation in admissions to educational institutions receiving aid from the State
ⓘ
reservation in admissions to educational institutions run by the State ⓘ reservation in admissions to private unaided non-minority educational institutions ⓘ |
| exceptionTo | general prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth ⓘ |
| excludes | minority educational institutions under Article 30(1) ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Constitution (Ninety-Third Amendment) Act, 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| justifiedAs | measure for substantive equality ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Indian constitutional law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chapter on Fundamental Rights
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Part III of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Article 15 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyObjective | increase access to higher education for disadvantaged groups ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 15(4) of the Constitution of India
ⓘ
Article 29 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 30 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ reservation policy in India ⓘ |
| scope | educational institutions including aided and unaided non-minority institutions ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
affirmative action
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reservation in educational institutions ⓘ special provisions for disadvantaged groups ⓘ |
| textLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| typeOfRight | enabling provision ⓘ |
| upheldIn | Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfIntroduction | 2005 ⓘ |
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