State of Punjab: nothing would correct of its... ... Is Sub-Classification Permissible Within SC/ST Categories? Live Updates From Supreme Court 7-Judge Bench Hearing [Day 1]

State of Punjab: nothing would correct of its self, so therefore the established requirement of affirmative action...the only way to provide supper to the needy is the affirmative action of which we will be addressing today. Why this has come up is not far to see especially in our country where caste system has prevailed for centuries and there has been deep divide, and the ramifications have resulted my lord where certain castes have been marginalised to a status of despair and almost of non-existence in the social sphere and fabric of the society .

State of Punjab : What has come to those who have been marginalised in the general sense of the word, will be called - backwardness ... as opposed to what we never talk about and taken for granted is forwardness. Forwardness is taken as an entitlement by those who have it, but we really need to look at backwardness- facets in many ways- social, economic, educational etc ...the issue is the cure, we have been trying to find this cure through series of judgements, legislations, executive decisions , what has been done is most certainly not enough