EWS Quota Verdict Highlights: 10 percent economic reservation to continue, Supreme Court's seal on Centre's amendment read 10 points

National Desk:
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, which provided admission to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the general category and 10 per cent reservation in government jobs.  This scheme was introduced by the Modi government just before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
1.A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the 103rd Amendment Act 2019 of the Constitution, which provides for 10 per cent EWS reservation among the general category.
2.Three out of five judges upheld the Act while two judges dissented.  Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Justice Bela M Trivedi, JB Pardiwala agreed, while Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice UU Lalit disagreed.
3.Justice Dinesh Maheshwari said that reservation on economic parameters does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution.  EWS reservation does not violate the Equality Code.
4.He said that the EWS amendment does not violate the Equality Code or the essential features of the Constitution and that the violation of 50 per cent does not violate the infrastructure.
5.Justice Trivedi said this amendment, enabling the state to make special provisions for other than SC/ST, should be treated as affirmative action by the Parliament.  Modification as a separate class is a reasonable classification.
6.What is in the Preamble and what is in Parts 3 and 4 cannot be said to be a violation of the basic structure.  Justice Trivedi further said that the identity test propounded in Kesavananda Bharati has not been violated.
7.Justice JB Pardiwala said, "Reservation cannot be allowed to become vested interests. It is to end social and economic inequality. The movement started 7 decades ago and the long-running development and education have bridged the gap."  helped to do.
8.Justice JB Pardiwala while upholding the reservation said that reservation should not continue indefinitely, so that it becomes vested interest.  Justice Ravindra disagreed with the decision of the rest of the bench and said that our constitution does not allow boycott and this amendment weakens the fabric of social justice,
9.The 103rd Constitutional Amendment was approved soon after Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh lost elections in January 2019, and was challenged in the Supreme Court soon after.
10.Five judges led by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, who is retiring tomorrow, heard the matter today.