Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to people belonging to the economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs.
NEW DELHI, Nov 7: In a landmark verdict on Monday, a Supreme Court Constitution bench in a 3:2 majority decision upheld the 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and Government jobs that excluded the poor among the SC/ST/OBC categories, saying it was not discriminatory and did not violate the basic structure of the Constitution. Treating EWS as a separate category is reasonable classification and the 50 per cent ceiling on the total reservation under the […]
According to the cause list for November 7 uploaded on the apex court website, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit would deliver the verdict in the matter.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Monday its judgement on a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS).