JOURNAL ARTICLE

Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections: The EWS Quota

Mahendra Pal Singh

Year: 2023 Journal:   Social Change Vol: 53 (1)Pages: 94-97   Publisher: SAGE Publishing

Abstract

This short essay is an analysis of the Supreme Court decision that upheld the validity of the 103 rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution, which had introduced clause (6) in Articles 15 and 16. While the amendment’s validity was upheld by a 3–2 verdict, the author supports the minority decision of the two dissenting judges.

Keywords:
Dissenting opinion Verdict Reservation Supreme court Constitution Law Political science

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Judicial and Constitutional Studies
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Law
South Asian Studies and Conflicts
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Political Science and International Relations

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