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The Madras HC bench headed by Justice G.R. Swaminathan gave the order dismissing the petition by a Hindu man from the most backward community, who had converted to Islam. The petitioner subsequently sought caste-based quota in state government jobs.
The data blatantly contradicts the claims of the institutes that there is a 'non-availability’ of eligible candidates for posts in the reserved quotas.
An author for 'The Economist' says affirmative action in India has pushed Brahmins away to countries outside India. But numbers tell us a story very different from this myth.
The study highlights the different ways in which casteism is practiced and often normalised in such institutions.
Invoking ‘merit’ to deny affirmative action has a long history in India. But it is not supported by any empirical evidence.