Intervenor : it is not in the discretion of the... ... Is Subclassification Permissible Within SC/ST Reservation ? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment [Live Updates Day 3]

Intervenor : it is not in the discretion of the state to allow some persons and disallow some, if a person is forming part of a list then they cannot discriminate my lord.

CJI: this is a very valid point...suppose a state says out of 86 (castes) I am identifying only 7, you leave out others who are similarly circumstanced. Can the state do that ?