“WHEN WE CHOOSE A MOBILE NETWORK, DO WE CHECK

WHETHER AIRTEL OR VODAFONE BELONG TO A

PARTICULAR CASTE? NO, WE SIMPLY CHOOSE THE
PROVIDER BASED ON THE BEST VALUE OR SERVICE.
THEN WHY DO WE DISCRIMINATE BASED ON CASTE IN
ANY SOCIAL OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUITIONS’’
THE SAFEGUARDS:

CULTURAL • Vital in maintaining human identities.

• Books doesn’t discriminate as who are

EDUCATIONAL touching them then who are we?
ARTICLE 29(1)
• What does it say?
• Any section of citizens residing in the territory of India or any part there of having
a distinct language, script or culture of its own shall have the right to conserve the
same.

• This includes the right to agitate for the protection of language.

CASE LAW- DAV college, Jullundar V State of Punjab (AIR 1971 SC 1737)
In this SC observed this provision can’t be read as requiring the minority institution affiliated to
Guru Nanak University to teach in Punjabi language or in any way impeding their right to
conserve their language.
 EDUCATIONAL SAFEGUARDS:

ARTICLE 29(2) ARTICLE 30

The right to admission into educational institution • The right of the minorities to establish and
maintained by state is a right which an individual administer educational institution.
citizen has as a citizen and not as a member of
any community or class of citizens.

CASE LAW:
• Here minorities remains undefined though the court
has observed that it refers to any community which
State of Madras v champakam Dorairajan is numerically less than 50% of the population of a
( AIR 1951 SC 226) particular state.

• CASE LAW:
DAV college, Bhatida V State of Punjab ( AIR 1971
SC 1731)
 OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

• ARTICLE 46: Promotion of educational and economic interests of SC, ST and other
weaker sections of the society.

• ARTICLE 335: Claims of members of SC/ST shall be taken into consideration.