Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 475 · Decided 5 August 2020
Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 475 · [2020] 7 S.C.R. 158
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 55/2019
- Decided
- 5 August 2020
- Bench
- S.A. BOBDE, R. SUBHASH REDDY, BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 143, 145(3), 32
Headnote
Constitution of India: Art. 143 r/w. Order XXXVIII of Supreme Court Rules, 2013 - Writ Petition - Challenging Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 - Whereby Arts. 15 and 16 were amended by inserting Clause (6) in the provisions - The empowered the State to make provision for reservation to the extent of 10% in favour of economically weaker sections for admission in educational institutions and for appointment in service - The Constitutional amendment was challenged on the grounds that it was ultra vires as it altered the
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