25 Aug 2024 5:46 AM GMT
There are two types of mechanisms used for providing the benefit of reservations to the reserved classes i.e., Vertical Reservation and Horizontal Reservation. Explaining the concept of Vertical and Horizontal Reservation, the Supreme Court in Indra Sawhney's case held that when a reservation is made in favor of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and other backward classes...