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Since independence ,we are trying to achieve the three main valuable golden words democratic, socialist and egalitarian free India. Preamble of Indian constitution assure justice i.e. political ,social and democratic to citizen of India. Reservation policy of India secure social justice and bring around equality. In start up of this research paper, historical reasons and need of reservation would be discussed. Reservation in India is Quota based affirmative action. Article 14, Article 15, Article 16, Article 46, Article 334 to Article 342 of Indian Constitution deal with reservation policy of India. Main focus will remain on evolution of reservation in India & formation of concept of reservation by Mandal commission, and aftermath of this report. In 1979, Mandal commission was established to access the situation of socially and educationally backward classes. In 1980, the commission submitted a report and recommended changes to the existing quotas, as to 49.5% and list of backward class went up to 2297 in number. In recent years it is cleared by supreme court that reservation can not be demanded as fundmental right, it is matter of discretion of states .In Maratha reservation case it is also cleared that state having no power to generate new backward class, only the President may by order appoint backward commission to identify new backward class.