What Ex Chief Justice UU Lalit Said On Reservations For LGBTQ Community
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Former Chief Justice of India U U Lalit was asked whether the LGBTQ community will ever come under the ambit of constitutional affirmative action/reservation.
Former Chief Justice of India U U Lalit on Thursday said the LGBTQ community is not entitled to claim "vertical" reservations like those given to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), or Economically Weaker Section (EWS).
He, however, said they may claim "horizontal" reservation on the lines of the ones for women and persons with disabilities.
Justice Lalit, who retired as the 49th CJI in November 2022, was answering a query during the question and answer session after delivering a special lecture on 'Affirmative Action and Constitution of India' at the India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER) here.
