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Supreme Court upholds 10% quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)

Supreme Court upholds 10% quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS): While hearing a slew of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the 103rd amendment to the Constitution on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that reservation on economic grounds does not contradict the core elements of the Indian Constitution. While Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela M Trivedi, and JB Pardiwala supported the quota, Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat opposed it. The amendment established a 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in ad      Read More