EWS Reservation- Supreme Court Constitution Bench Hearing- LIVE UPDATES

CJI: If time permits, we'll look. Impress upon all your colleagues to be precise and clear...Your idea of Champakam is in new light.

Bench concludes hearings for the day.

Counsel: Kindly compare 103rd amendment where 60% of seats to be filled up. All these posts are divided amongst all castes and communities. Sharp question is whether Champakam judgement comes in the way of this amendment. I will continue tomorrow.

Counsel: What was said in the G.O was interesting...

Counsel: My principal submissions will be that they have looked into prohibitions against discrimination and then see what follows. Then the impact of 103rd amendment. Kindly look at Champakam judgement, where communal G.O. was struck down.

Counsel: 103rd amendment violates basic structure...

CJI: That we've already framed anyway.

J Bhat: We're waiting for 23.

CJI: Give brief outline, you can proceed tomorrow then

CJI: Who is the next person? You have two minutes.

Counsel (for petitioners): There are two sets of submissions. One issue I can mention. 

Adv Parikh concludes.

Bhat J: In Maratha judgement, I think the AG, gave a note starting from Balaji, Devidasan, Indira Sawaney etc- relevant Paras were mentioned...

J Bhat: The largest concentric circle is weaker sections, within that backward classes and last would be SC/ST.

J Bhat: What Justice Sawant says that 46 is larger mass and how affirmative action is needed.

Parikh: Affirmative action is one part. Other part is that when you look at weaker sections