3 verified cases involving Reservation, newest first.
The Supreme Court of India delivered a verdict upholding the power of states to sub-classify Scheduled Castes for the purpose of reservation. The ruling emphasized the principle of substantive equality in the context of affirmative action.
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act, which introduced a 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs.
The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018, which provided reservation to the Maratha community. The court declared the law unconstitutional, citing the lack of exceptional circumstances to exceed the 50% reservation ceiling established in the 1992 Indra Sawhney judgment.