Correct option is B
In the
Ashok Kumar Thakur v. Union of India (2008) case, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of
Article 15(5), which provides for reservation in educational institutions for socially and educationally backward classes, SCs, and STs.
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Article 15(5) was introduced by the
93rd Constitutional Amendment to allow reservations in both private and public educational institutions, except minority institutions.
Additional Knowledge
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Indra Sawhney v. Union of India: Related to reservations but not Article 15(5).
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State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan: Struck down caste-based reservations, leading to the first Constitutional Amendment.
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T.M.A. Pai Foundations v. State of Karnataka: Concerned the rights of minority institutions.
