Reservation : Policy, Practice And Its Impact On Society : Scheduled Castes And Scheduled Tribes

Book Code: 1111008615629

Anirudh Prasad, Chandra Sen Pratap Singh, Forward : Professor Upendra Baxi

ABOUT THE BOOK

The book is most timely, it deals with critical study of social reservation policy in view a vital gap between the constitutionally devised preferential treatment policy in favour SCs/STs and OBCs and its actual implementation. It presents an in-depth evaluative study in favour and against the reservation policy, its prolongation, its impact on society and fault-lines necessitating changes in social mores and the mind-set of the people. It reiterates Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's vision to develop social democracy based on equality so as to make politico–legal democracy successful through reservation policy and to ensure justice to the depressed section of the Indian society. It is full of informations and update case analysis and socio-legal development in the Indian society. It gives a number of positive suggestions so as to make the reservation policy meaning and effective. It also suggests solutions of the most sensitive issues with which the present day Indian society is confronting.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prof. (Dr.) Anirudh Prasad: M.A. (English Lit.) LL.M, Ph.D. (Law) Author of 17 books and 87 Articles; Started teaching as LL.M student in 1973 and continuing to teach since then; at present Professor of Law, R.G.N.U.L., Punjab, Patiala; formerly Professor of Law and Dean Academics, H.N.L.U, Raipur (C.G.) and Professor, Head and Dean, Faculty of Law, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur (U.P.); Half a dozen books received prize by Ministry of law, Justice and Company Affair (Legislative Department) for best book of year in Hindi; One book quoted by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and writings widely commended by noted Jurists and Hon'ble Judges.
Dr. Chandra Sen Pratap Singh: B.Sc.; M.Ed.; LL.M, Ph.D (Law, B.H.U) Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Lucknow University, Lucknow, U.P., formerly Assistant Professor and H.O.D, Department of Law, R.G.P.G College, Ambikapur (C.G.) published two books on own and 4 books with co-authorship and half a dozen articles; field of specialization constitutional law and Intellectual Property law.

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements 9 Authors' Caveat. 11 List of Abbreviations 25 Foreword 27 Chapter - 1 Introduction 33 Chapter - 2 Problems of Discrimination 41 Chapter - 3 Compensatory Discrimination/ Preferential Treatment: What, Why and How Long? 71 Chapter - 4 Vision ofthe Framers of the Indian Constitution 99 Chapter - 5 Preferential Treatment to SCs and STs and their Identification 127 Chapter - 6 Issues Arising Out of Preferential Treatment to SCs/STs 185 Chapter - 7 Ressentiment: Spontaneous, Preemptive and Violent 243 Chapter - 8 Circumvention of and Resistance Against Reservation Policy 255 Chapter - 9 Conclusions and Suggestions 281 Glossary 297 Index 301