Breaking: Supreme Court upholds 10% quota law for economically weaker sections

The Supreme Court upheld the 10% quota for the poor or EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) in government positions and colleges in a significant decision on November 7. This significant decision was made by the five-judge SC panel just one day before Chief Justice India Uday Umesh Lalit retires. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari stated as the supreme court maintained the quota rule, "The EWS quota law does not breach basic structure or equality code for taking into consideration economic factor. By surpassing the 50% ceiling for quota, it also doesn't harm any vital features because the ceiling is flexible in and of itself. By a vote of 3-2, the court maintained the quota statute.

The law was also upheld by Justice Bela M. Trivedi. A five-judge panel, led by the Chief Justice and made up of justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S. Ravindra Bhat, Bela M. Trivedi, and J.B. Pardiwala, was making decisions on a number of legal matters pertaining to the legality of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, which established a 10% reservation for members of economically weaker sections of society. With the 103rd Amendment Act, Articles 15(6) and 16(6) were added to the Constitution, granting EWS—those who did not belong to the SC, ST, or OBC—and whose annual family income was less than 8 lakh—10% reservation in employment and admissions.