Assertion: The case that concerned the decision of the National Front Government pertaining to reservations for OBCs was named the Indira Sawhney case.
Reason: It came to be known as the ‘Indira Sawhney case’, after the name of one of the petitioners.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
In August 1990, the National Front government decided to implement one of the recommendations of the Mandal Commission pertaining to reservations for OBCs in jobs in the central government and its undertakings. This decision sparked agitations and violent protests in many cities in north India. The decision was also challenged in the Supreme Court and came to be known as the ‘Indira Sawhney case’, after the name of one of the petitioners. In November 1992, the Supreme Court gave a ruling upholding the decision of the government.