EWS Reservation News: Will Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) get 10% reservation or will it be banned? The matter will be heard again in the Supreme Court. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud will hear review petitions challenging its decision on May 9. The Central Government brought the EWS quota in 2019 by the 103rd amendment in the Indian Constitution. The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the amendment.
The 103rd amendment of the Indian Constitution provides for 10% reservation for economically weaker sections in government jobs and educational institutions. In November last year, the Supreme Court had upheld 10 per cent reservation for EWS with a majority of 3:2. Three out of five judges ruled in its favor and said that this amendment does not violate the law.
Which judges had heard the petitions last time?
- The then CJI UU Lalit
- Judge Dinesh Maheshwari
- Judge S Ravindra Bhat
- Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice JB Pardiwala
Let us tell you that Clause 6 of Article 15 and Article 16 of the Constitution, in which the provision of EWS quota was added, gives 10 percent reservation to the economically weaker sections in government jobs and educational institutions. The Supreme Court, during a hearing held in November, had considered whether the 50 per cent cap was violated by the amendment made by the Centre. However, later Judge Maheshwari said that EWS reservation violates neither the basic structure nor the equality code.
To whom does 10% reservation apply?
Significantly, the 10 per cent reservation applies to those who are not covered under the existing scheme of 50 per cent reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs).
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