The 10% quota for the economically weaker section does not erode the rights of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities as they already enjoy a lot of benefits, Attorney General KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court on Tuesday, reported Live Law.
A five-judge Constitution bench is hearing petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to grant a 10% quota to economically weaker sections category in admissions and jobs. The petitioners are against the 103rd amendment to the Constitution, which introduced changes to Articles 15 and 16 that deal with the right to equality and provide the basis for reservations.
At Tuesday’s hearing, Venugopal said that members of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities have been given several benefits under the Constitution, including Article 16(4)(a) (special provision for promotion), Article 243D (reservation in panchayat and municipality seats), Article 330 (reservation in the Lok Sabha) and Article 332 (reservation in…
