Political Science · Political Institutions in India
The Tamil Nadu reservation law was placed in the Ninth Schedule by which amendment?
A72nd
B74th
C75th
D76th ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 76th — The reservation law was placed in the Ninth Schedule by the 76th Amendment.
Explanation
★The reservation law was placed in the Ninth Schedule by the 76th Amendment.
★The 76th Amendment of 1994 added the Tamil Nadu reservation act.
★That act provided 69 per cent reservation in the state.
★Placing it in the Ninth Schedule sought to protect it from judicial review.
★The Ninth Schedule shields listed laws from challenge on fundamental rights.
★The earlier amendments did not deal with this reservation law.
★So the answer is the 76th Amendment.
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