CREAMY LAYER IN SCHEDULE CASTE AND SCHEDULE TRIBE: ACHIEVING THE CONCEPT OF TRUE EQUITY

Reservation normally implies a separate quota which is reserved for a special category of persons and the category for whose benefit a reservation is provided in not required to compete on equal terms with the open category.1 The provision related to reservation can be found under Article 15 and 16 of the Indian Constitution. To combat the caste system and uplift the marginalized communities and to ensure fair representation and equality among the society in the sector of education and employment the provision for reservation was introduced. The emergence of reservation can be traced back to the tussle of 1700 years versus 75 years. Since the inception of Manusmriti way back in 200 CE, it rooted the concept of varna system2 within Hindus which grown now in a deep rooted caste system, which further intensified and lead to the discrimination based on caste