“Real Way to Help Backward Group is to Give Good Education”: SC Justice Pankaj Mithal Refers Nehru’s 1961 Letter on Caste Reservations and Privileges

On Thursday(1st August ), Supreme Court Justice Pankaj Mithal cited a 1961 letter by Jawahar Lal Nehru criticizing caste-based reservations and advocating for economic-based support. The Court also ruled that states can create sub-classifications within Scheduled Castes for targeted reservations to uplift more backward sub-castes.