A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit on Tuesday reserved for judgment petitions challenging the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which provides 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to the economically weaker sections or EWS, but excludes the 'poorest of poor' among Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes from its ambit.
The Bench heard marathon arguments for seven days on the vital issue whether the EWS quota, solely based on economic criterion, violated the basic structure of the Constitution.
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