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
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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