EWS Reservation- Supreme Court Constitution Bench Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Supreme Court's Constitution Bench to start hearing today a batch of petitions challenging the Constitutional Amendment allowing reservation for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS). The 5-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi and JB Pardiwala will hear the matter.Economic reservation in jobs and education was proposed to be provided by inserting clause (6) in Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution through the amendment passed by the Parliament in January 2019. The newly inserted Article 15(6) enables the State to make special provisions for advancement of any economically weaker section of citizens, including reservations in educational institutions. It states that such reservation can be made in any educational institution, including private institutions, whether aided or unaided, except minority educational institutions covered under Article 30(1). It further states that the upper limit of the reservation will be ten percent, which will be in addition to the existing reservations. After the amendment was notified by the President, a batch of petitions were filed in the SC challenging the constitutional validity of economic reservation.FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES HERE

EWS Reservation- Supreme Court Constitution Bench Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Petitioner: One submission is that states will not be required in this matter. Some states have come up as impleadment applications
CJI: Whoever is here we will not stop the state.

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EWS Reservation- Supreme Court Constitution Bench Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Petitioner: One submission is that states will not be required in this matter. Some states have come up as impleadment applicationsCJI: Whoever is here we will not stop the state.

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Petitioner: One submission is that states will not be required in this matter. Some states have come up as impleadment applications
CJI: Whoever is here we will not stop the state.