EMPOWERMENT OF MARGINALIZED AND VULNERABLE GROUPS: “PROTECTIVE DISCRIMINATION”
AUTHOR – M ABINAYA, LLM SCHOLAR AT DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS TAMIL NADU DR AMBEDKAR LAW UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN LAW
BEST CITATION – M ABINAYA, EMPOWERMENT OF MARGINALIZED AND VULNERABLE GROUPS: “PROTECTIVE DISCRIMINATION”, ILE MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 4 (1) OF 2025, PG. 34-46, APIS – 3920-0007 | ISSN – 2583-7230
INTRODUCTION
Over a great period, a certain section of the society had always been suffering from oppression and exploitation of all kinds. The malady of social disparities crippled the underprivileged and downtrodden classes so intensely that they became economically disabled for generations after generations. The Constitution of India, through various laws and provisions, aims at eliminating disparities between different sections of the society and providing equality of status and opportunity to all. The framers of our constitution were well conscious about the distressed condition of these weaker sections of the society. They putted their best foot forward for the upliftment of weaker sections by providing some auspicious provisions in the constitution for instance equality under article 14, prohibition on discrimination under article 15 and many more. It is out of this historical process that one sees today several conceptions of equality competing for dominance in the legal systems of the world. The most popular model is the “equality of status and of opportunity and of non-discrimination on the basis of religion, sex, race, caste and so on”.