EWS Reservation- Supreme Court Constitution Bench Hearing DAY 3- LIVE UPDATES

The bench rises. 

J Bhat: Because we're only looking at vertical reservations. But there is horizontal reservations too.

CJI: You said something about cut offs on civil service exams. We need material on that.

CJI: We have the estimate 3 hours in petitioners and 9 hours between respondents. So 3-4 more days? We will let Mr. Sankarnarayan finish and give one hour to intervenors.

J Bhat: Nodal counsels, give us extent of reservation, both vertical and horizontal.

The court discusses how much more time the hearing would take.

G.S.: The idea is that the constitution today says "in addition to existing reservations" and it causes limit to go above 50%

There are several states which have crossed 50%.

The idea is that 50% cannot be crossed and that's a basic feature norm. 

G.S.: Everything has to be accommodated in that 50%. This amendment does not give leeway to State to remove reservations.

G.S.: If 103 judges of this court Cement something down in no uncertain terms in singular voice, perhaps that has reason to be understood as essence at the heart of quality code.

G.S.: My arguments will be on- one, establishing that 50% ceiling limit is a part of basic structure. For this, I'll rely largely on Nagaraj. Second on 53 judgement of your Lordships.

Bhat J: Nagaraj I can understand, it was on constitutional amendment others I don't know.

G.S.: If I have to argue on basic structure, in this new era, after Indira Sawhney, I'll have to take you through those three judgements, esp in Nagaraj.

G.S.: The edifice of equality code, first appeared to be impacted when the 4 constitutional amendments came up for challenge in Nagaraj. Second time was with 93rd amendment.