In Indian constitutional law, reservation is a form of affirmative action reserving certain positions in the workforce to specific sections of the population. It was implemented to improve social mobility as previously, members of specific castes and tribes were heavily discriminated against and prevented from working in specific positions or entering specific places.
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- Articles 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 335 of the Constitution of India
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- Ashok Kumara Thakur v. Union of India 2008
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