Supreme Court: Supreme Court's decision on EWS reservation in a while, constitutional validity has been challenged

The Supreme Court will give its decision in a while on the system of 10 percent reservation for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS). The five-judge Constitutional Bench is hearing the matter. 

After a long hearing on several petitions challenging the validity of the EWS quota, the apex court had on September 27 reserved its verdict. 

A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice UU Lalit is to decide whether the EWS quota violates the basic structure of the Constitution.