Ews Supreme Court

The Supreme Court upheld the 10 per cent reservation introduced in 2019 for EWS in admissions and government jobs that excluded the poor among the SC, ST and OBC categories,

Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK on Monday sought a review of the November 7 verdict of the Supreme Court which upheld 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections (EWS) in educational institutions and government jobs.

A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the judgement upholding the Centre's decision on EWS issues by the Madhya Pradesh Congress leader.

This week, the Supreme Court upheld a 10% quota for economically weaker sections, which was passed through what is called the 103rd amendment by the government in January of 2019

EWS Reservation: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the 10 per cent quota for EWS in educational institutions and also reasoned that reservation as a concept cannot be ruled out in private educational institutions.

A day after the Supreme Court backed the Centre's 10 per cent quota for the poor or EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) in jobs and education, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called for a nationwide caste census.

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the 103rd amendment made to the Constitution by central government to provide 10 per cent reservation in employment and education for the economically backward upper castes is a ray of hope for people.

Reservation should not continue for an indefinite period so as to become a "vested interest" and the vision of the framers of the Constitution that there should be a "time span" for such quotas has not been achieved, the Supreme Court said.

The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday has welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict upholding the validity of the reservation to EWS.

The Supreme Court by a majority view of 3:2 provided 10 per cent reservation to people belonging to the economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs, and said the quota does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution.

The BJP lauded the Supreme Court's verdict upholding the EWS quota on Monday, saying it is a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his "mission" to provide social justice to the country's poor.

Congress leader Udit Raj on Monday called the Supreme Court "casteist" after it delivered 3:2 split verdict on the validity of the Constitution's 103rd Amendment Act 2019, which provides for 10 per cent reservations of the Economically Weaker Section

Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who read the judgement for himself, said the 103rd constitutional amendment cannot said to breach the basic structure of the Constitution

Three out of five judges ruled that providing 10 per cent reservation does not violate the basic structure while only one of the judge dissented, saying India's constitution does not allow exclusion

The Supreme Court today upheld the 10 per cent reservation in all colleges and government jobs for the poorer sections of India's so-called "upper castes". Two judges -- CJI UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat - of the 5 in the bench, dissented.

The Supreme Court upheld the 10 per cent reservation introduced in 2019 for EWS in admissions and government jobs that excluded the poor among the SC, ST and OBC categories,

Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK on Monday sought a review of the November 7 verdict of the Supreme Court which upheld 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections (EWS) in educational institutions and government jobs.

A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the judgement upholding the Centre's decision on EWS issues by the Madhya Pradesh Congress leader.

This week, the Supreme Court upheld a 10% quota for economically weaker sections, which was passed through what is called the 103rd amendment by the government in January of 2019

EWS Reservation: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the 10 per cent quota for EWS in educational institutions and also reasoned that reservation as a concept cannot be ruled out in private educational institutions.

A day after the Supreme Court backed the Centre's 10 per cent quota for the poor or EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) in jobs and education, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called for a nationwide caste census.

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the 103rd amendment made to the Constitution by central government to provide 10 per cent reservation in employment and education for the economically backward upper castes is a ray of hope for people.

Reservation should not continue for an indefinite period so as to become a "vested interest" and the vision of the framers of the Constitution that there should be a "time span" for such quotas has not been achieved, the Supreme Court said.

The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday has welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict upholding the validity of the reservation to EWS.

The Supreme Court by a majority view of 3:2 provided 10 per cent reservation to people belonging to the economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs, and said the quota does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution.

The BJP lauded the Supreme Court's verdict upholding the EWS quota on Monday, saying it is a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his "mission" to provide social justice to the country's poor.

Congress leader Udit Raj on Monday called the Supreme Court "casteist" after it delivered 3:2 split verdict on the validity of the Constitution's 103rd Amendment Act 2019, which provides for 10 per cent reservations of the Economically Weaker Section

Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who read the judgement for himself, said the 103rd constitutional amendment cannot said to breach the basic structure of the Constitution

Three out of five judges ruled that providing 10 per cent reservation does not violate the basic structure while only one of the judge dissented, saying India's constitution does not allow exclusion

The Supreme Court today upheld the 10 per cent reservation in all colleges and government jobs for the poorer sections of India's so-called "upper castes". Two judges -- CJI UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat - of the 5 in the bench, dissented.