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Quota enhancement: Reform without rigour
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The Karnataka High Court's judgment striking down the law that raised reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) from 15% to 17% and for Scheduled Tribes (STs) from 3% to 7% is undoubtedly a setback for the communities it was meant to benefit. But the ruling also underlines the perils of legislating on a sensitive issue without a firm constitutional foundation. The division bench held that the increase took total reservations to 56%, breaching the 50% ceiling laid down by the Supreme Court in the I
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