Correct option is B
Article 16(4) provides for
reservations in public employment for backward classes. In
Ram Singh v. Union of India (2015), the Supreme Court held that the
Jat community does not meet the criteria of
backwardness required for reservations under Article 16(4).
Information Booster:
The Court ruled that the
Jat community was not sufficiently
socially and educationally backward to warrant being classified as a
backward class under Article 16(4).
Additional Information:
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Option (a): Backward class under Article 16(4): The Jat community was specifically declared
not backward.
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Option (c): Mainly socially backward class: The Court found that Jats were not socially backward enough to warrant reservations.
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Option (d): The Court’s focus was on
social and educational backwardness, not political organisation.
