Supreme Court Upholds 10% Economically Weaker Sections Quota In Admissions, Jobs

The Supreme Court today, November 7 uphold the 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS) persons in college admissions. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and comprising justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi, and J B Pardiwala has delivered the verdict in the matter. Three out of five judges ruled that providing 10 per cent reservation does not violate the basic structure while only one of the judge dissented, saying India's constitution does not allow exclusion.