Скачать или смотреть M. R. Balaji v. State of Mysore (1963): Limits of Reservation under Article 15(4)

In today’s video, we decode one of the most important Supreme Court judgments on reservation in India – M.R. Balaji vs. State of Mysore (1962).
This landmark case shaped the foundation of the 50% reservation rule and explained how “caste” and “class” must be understood differently under Article 15(4) of the Constitution.

📚 What You Will Learn in This Video:
✔ Background of the Mysore Government Order on 68% reservation
✔ Division of Backward Classes into “Backward” and “More Backward”
✔ Key legal issues before the Supreme Court
✔ Petitioners’ and Respondent’s arguments
✔ Supreme Court’s analysis on caste vs. class
✔ Why 68% reservation was termed a “fraud on the Constitution”
✔ Why dividing backward classes into two groups was held invalid
✔ Introduction of the famous 50% reservation ceiling
✔ Impact of the judgment on later cases, especially Indra Sawhney (1992)

⚖️ This judgment is essential for:
• Law students
• UPSC aspirants
• Judiciary aspirants
• CLAT PG students
• Anyone wanting to understand India’s reservation policy

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See you in the next landmark judgment!
Jai Hind! 🇮🇳📚⚖️