Reservation in India is the process of allocating a certain percentage of seats (vacancies) in government institutions such as educational institutions, jobs for members of backward and under-represented communities (mainly defined by caste and tribe). India has its own interesting history related to the concept of reservation in promotion. Reservation has been prevalent in India for quite some time now. Over the last 65 years of independence, India's Constitution has reserved some seats in Parliament for people belonging to historically discriminated against groups, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Whether to have a reservation/quota system or not is still a debatable issue in India and has received mixed responses from different sections of society. When the reservation policy was first formulated, the Constitution of India provided for the political aspect (reservations in Lok Sabha and state legislatures) for the next 10 years. There was no time limit on reservation policy related to education and work. Many don't know this and argue about this saying "Why reservation continues even after 60 years?" Caste-based reservation was introduced to elevate the underprivileged classes on par with the privileged or general ones. An important point to note in this regard is that reservation is not an anti-poverty programme. It was mandated by the constitution to provide more opportunities to these backward people. It also means having representation and an equal say in the decision-making process. There are several reservations such as reservation for women, reservation for physically challenged, reservation for economically backward classes, reservation for scheduled castes, tribals, etc. But over time its meaning and the way it has been understood by people has left many of us believing... middle of paper... to provide punitive measures for transgressions, to eliminate established practices that perpetuate injustices, etc. Numerous laws have been enacted to implement the provisions of the Constitution. Examples of such laws include The Untouchability Practices Act, 1955, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, etc. Affirmative action: providing positive (preferential) treatment in job allocation and access to higher education as a means of accelerating the integration of SCs and STs into mainstream society. Affirmative action is popularly known as reservation. Development: Provide resources and benefits to bridge the socioeconomic gap between SCs and STs and other communities. An important role is played by the Hidayatullah National Law University.