Some colleges in Madras implemented detailed quota-based reservations, but the Supreme Court struck them down, explaining that the reservations, which were based on race, religion and caste, were opposed to Article 29(2) of the Constitution, which embodies a fundamental right which states that no citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the state or receiving aid out of state funds only on grounds of religion, race, caste, language or any of them.14 In reaction, the Parliament amended Article 1515 of the Constitution to allow the state to make special
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