The Supreme Court on May 19 said it will begin hearing in July a series of petitions challenging the criteria fixed by the government to identify Economically Weaker Sections [EWS] of the society to grant 10% reservation in education and jobs.
A Bench led by Justice D. Y. Chandrachud has primarily raised the question on the government’s decision to fix ₹8 lakh as the annual income limit to identify the EWS category. The validity of the ₹8 lakh criterion had come into question while seeking EWS reservation in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) admissions.
Senior advocate Arvind Datar, for the petitioners, submitted that the NEET-PG (post graduate) examination for the 2022-2023 batches was due soon.
