Sankaranarayanan reads out the 1985 case of KC Vasanth Kumar v. State of Karnataka wherein then CJI YV Chandrachud had noted that reservations had continued for 40 years and could continue for another 15 years.

Sankaranarayanan: When the Constitution was enacted in 1950, there was reservation only for SC/ST and Anglo-Indians. Reservation for SC/ST has been continued every 5 years.