New Delhi: The Supreme Court has decided the EWS quota to be legal and constitutional. The Supreme Court has affirmed the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota, ruling that it did not violate the constitution's essential principles and was not discriminatory.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit voted on the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, which grants 10% reservations for the lower strata of the upper castes in educational institutions and government positions.
EWS quota Declared Lawful by Supreme Court: Highlights
The constitutional amendment was enacted after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is now in charge at the federal level, lost the Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan in January 2019.
The affirmative action programme that had previously been offered to groups that had historically been excluded due to caste, religion, or tribe appears to have been hampered by the quota because the EWS is thought to comprise a sizeable component of the BJP's voter base.
No Significant Reaction to the Supreme Court's EWS Quota Decision
The top court heard 40 petitions, including one from Tamil Nadu, the state with the largest reservation at 69%, opposing the EWS quota, despite the fact that the majority of the opposition parties were silent in opposition to the 103rd Constitutional Amendment.
Tamil Nadu is the state with the highest percentage of reservations. The petitions addressed a number of EWS quota-related problems, including the SC's 1992 ruling capping reservations at 50% and the breach of that ruling.
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