Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Supreme Court judgement on validity of 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act?
A. The Supreme Court of India's Constitutional Bench for this case consisted of 5 judges.
B. The Constitutional Bench upholds the 10% of EWS reservation with 3-2 majority.
C. As per the Supreme Court judgement, the 103rd Constitutional Amendment is valid although it is violating the Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution.
1.A, B and C
2.A and C only
3.B and C only
4.A and B only
Correct Answer : 4
Solution :
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court by 3:2 majority upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in education and public employment.
Justice S Ravindra Bhat, with whom Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit joined, authored a dissenting opinion to strike it down. According to the minority view, the amendment - by excluding backward classes - is violative of the basic structure.
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