{"product_id":"reserved-how-parliament-debated-reservations-1995-2007","title":"Reserved  - How Parliament Debated Reservations 1995-2007","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Rajeev Dhavan\u003cbr\u003eForeword\/Introduction: Fali Nariman\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2008\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 319\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788129113696\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAffirmative action through exclusive quotas for India’s disadvantage in public services and education has caused strikes, protests and riots in India. Parliament and the Supreme Court echoed divergent solutions resulting in dramatic clashes between Parliament and the courts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarlier, bitter controversies between courts and Parliament in the Nehru era were over land reform (1950-67), and Mrs. Gandhi's era, it was over parliamentary sovereignty (1967-77). This book is about the third major crisis (1995-2008) over 'quota reservations' in the civil services and education. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs custodians of the Constitution, the courts impose their own view of ‘equality’. As the voice of the people, Parliament claims the power to override the Constitution by constitutional amendment on quota reservations to reverse court decisions. Having fought hard for supremacy in all areas of governance, the courts are unwilling to surrender their constitutional supremacy to anybody. In turn, Parliament seems to have had no qualms in virtually sitting in appeal over the Supreme Court by using its brahma astra to amend the Constitution. The result is a constitutional drama of awkward proportions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn expose of contemporary political history, this book shows how courts retreat into compromise and political parties show an embarrassing over-commitment to win votes at all costs. If court judgments are unreadable and complex, parliamentary debates are often hilarious, unsystematic, irrelevant, amusing and boring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Fali Nariman\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003ePART I – INTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003eI Reserved Without Prejudice\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePART II– PARLIAMENT, THE SUPREME COURT AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN INDIA\u003cbr\u003eII. The Promotion Amendments of 1995\u003cbr\u003e    Reversing the Mandal Decision of 1992\u003cbr\u003e    Parliament Strikes Back: The Promotion Amendment\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding the Debate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII.\tThe Carry Forward Amendment\u003cbr\u003eParliament vs. the Courts: The Mandal and \u003cbr\u003ePost Mandal Background\u003cbr\u003eThe Next Salvo: The ‘Carry Forward’ Controversy\u003cbr\u003eParliamentary Discussions\u003cbr\u003eLok Sabha\u003cbr\u003eRajya Sabha\u003cbr\u003eIn Retrospect\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV.\tThe Accelerated Seniority Dispute\u003cbr\u003eOld and New Controversies\u003cbr\u003eThe ‘Accelerated Seniority’ Controversy\u003cbr\u003eParliament Challenges the Supreme Court \u003cbr\u003eLok Sabha\u003cbr\u003eRajya Sabha\u003cbr\u003eIn Retrospect\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV.\tThe Efficiency of Administration Amendment\u003cbr\u003eThe Efficiency of Administration\u003cbr\u003eParliament Intervenes\u003cbr\u003eRajya Sabha\u003cbr\u003eLok Sabha\u003cbr\u003eParliament and the Amendment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVI.\tThe Education Amendment of 2005\u003cbr\u003e               Introduction\u003cbr\u003e               The Education Controversies\u003cbr\u003e              Parliament Confronts the Issue\u003cbr\u003eLok Sabha\u003cbr\u003eRajya Sabha\u003cbr\u003eParliament’s Last Word\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVII.\tReservations and Private Educational Institutions\u003cbr\u003e            Lok Sabha\u003cbr\u003e            Rajya Sabha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART –III- INTO THE FUTURE\u003cbr\u003eVIII.\tThe Last Decade\u003cbr\u003e            The Spring of Hope\u003cbr\u003e            The winter of Despair        \u003cbr\u003e            The Court’s Package\u003cbr\u003e            Parliament’s Response\u003cbr\u003e           Legislation and its Discontents   \u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eAnnexures\u003cbr\u003eA   Articles 14-18 of the Constitution\u003cbr\u003eB    Article 46 of the Constitution\u003cbr\u003eC    Article 338-342 of the Constitution\u003cbr\u003eD     Conclusions in Indra Sawhney’s Case\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEndnotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Rajeev Dhavan \/ Rupa \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153761923440,"sku":"24632","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/24632.jpg?v=1793913713","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/reserved-how-parliament-debated-reservations-1995-2007","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}