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SC upholds 10% quota for economically weaker sections in jobs, education

A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S. Ravindra Bhat, Bela M. Trivedi and J.B. Pardiwala had reserved the judgment on September 27.

November 07, 2022 / 15:16 IST
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The Supreme Court of India. (File image)

The Supreme Court on November 7 upheld the 103rd constitutional amendment, securing 10 percent reservation for the economically weaker section (EWS) in admission to educational institutes and in government jobs.

The apex court said the law on EWS quota does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution.

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A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice UU Lalit upheld the validity of the law by a 3:2 majority. While justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela Trivedi and JB Pardiwala were in majority view, the chief justice and Justice S Ravindra Bhat backed the minority view.

At the outset, the chief justice said that there are four different judgements on pleas challenging the EWS quota.