Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on EWS quota today; What we know so far

On January 12, 2019, the government of India amended the Constitution to provide a 10 per cent reservation to the candidates from the general category that belong to the EWS

The Supreme Court of India (SC) is likely to announce its verdict on the constitutional validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, which introduced a 10 per cent reservation to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in education and public employment, on Monday. The matter was heard by a five-judge bench headed by the chief justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit.

CJI Lalit will retire on November 8.

What is the 103rd amendment?

On January 12, 2019, the government of India amended the Constitution to provide a 10 per cent reservation to the candidates from the general category that belongs to the