EWS Quota Case Hearing Day 5 - Live Updates From Supreme Court

AG: 25% of population in absolute terms- 350 millions are poor. Can state be forgiven if they allow them to continue in the same condition? Please see Sinho report. 2011 is the basis for the data.

AG: Therefore, there are many examples to say that exceeding the 50% is permissible in exceptional circumstances.

AG: "Special provisions are necessary, without with true equality cannot be achieved"

AG reads from M.N. Thomas judgement.

AG: "While 50% is the rule, there can be exceptions considering the great diversity of our nation"

AG: The constitutional amendment by itself has to be compartmentalized as an extraordinary situation, as an exception. 

AG: In dealing with the question of extraordinary exception, I say that 103rd amendment can be described as a constitutional attempt to break the ceiling...

AG refers to Justice Bhat's opinion in Jayshri Patil v. Maharashtra.

AG: "government to identify backward classes on the basis of occupation cum income if so advised"

AG: "Attainment of economic equality is the final solution..."

AG refers to Indra Sawhney judgement.