These Seats Are Reserved: Caste, Quotas and the Constitution of India (Record no. 226189)
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| fixed length control field | 01697nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780143472377 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 342.540954 |
| Author Mark | CHA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author Name | Chandrachud, Abhinav |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | These Seats Are Reserved: Caste, Quotas and the Constitution of India |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Haryana |
| Name of publisher | Penguin Random House |
| Year of publication | 2025 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 247 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| Bill No | WORDI/2025/CRB/517 |
| Bill Date | 2025-06-02 |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Keywords | Constitution of India |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Reservation or affirmative action is a hugely controversial policy in India. While constitutionally mandated and with historians, political scientists and social activists convinced of its need, many resist it and consider it as compromising 'merit' and against the principle of equality of opportunity.<br/><br/>In These Seats Are Reserved, Abhinav traces the history and making of the reservation policy.<br/><br/>How were groups eligible for reservations identified and defined? How were the terms 'depressed classes' and 'backward classes' used in British India and how have they evolved into the constitutional concepts of 'Scheduled Castes', 'Scheduled Tribes', and 'Other Backward Classes' in the present day?<br/><br/>The book delves into the intellectual debates that took place on this matter in the Constituent Assembly, the Supreme Court and Parliament. Several contentious issues are examined dispassionately: are reservations an exception to the principle of equality of opportunity? Do quotas in government service undermine efficiency? Can 'merit' really be defined neutrally? What is the thinking behind the rule that no more than 50 per cent of the available seats or positions can be reserved? |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Subject | Constitution of India |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Write Off Books | Lost status | Home library | Current library | Date of Accessioning | Vendor Name | Price | Full call number | Accession Number | Department_2 | Koha item type |
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| MITSOG | MITSOG | 09/06/2025 | Word book Shop | 399.00 | 342.540954 CHA | 208984 | MITSOG | Books |