Protective Discrimination in Favour of Backward Classes under Indian Constitution

Abstract

The oppression of the weaker segment in the society is a well known fact to all people. The subjection of the weaker segment of the society to one or the other kind of discrimination and suppression at the hands of the advanced and the society’s dominant sections are as old as Adam. They had been suffering a lot in each and every day throughout their lives. They had been made subject to discrimination in one way or the other at stages in their life. This evil had to be nipped in the bud, however now as aftermath, it has ended up a massive tree with its roots deeply buried in the Indian society. The higher crust rules and regulations of democracy are everywhere. The framers and makers of our constitution were thoroughly conscious about the distressed condition of these weaker sections. They tried to put their best foot forward to lift the weaker segment by offering a few special provisions within the constitution like Equality under Article 14 and Article 15 prohibiting discrimination and many more. In a number of the Articles, the framers of our constitution have provided additional privileges in favor of the weak and backward segment of the society. In other words, it means that the makers of the constitution have provided protective discrimination within the constitution.