The Supreme Court has upheld the 103rd Constitution Amendment providing for 10% quota for the economically weaker sections (EWS) from unreserved categories. The beneficiaries can avail the quota for admission to central institutions and Central government jobs. A five-judge constitution bench of Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi and JB Pardiwala held that the provisions of the Amendment is not in violation of the Constitution. The court had reserved its verdict on September 27 after hearing the case for over seven days. Reading out the verdict, Justice Maheshwari says that 103rd Constitutional amendment is valid and does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution. Justice Trivedi says that there is a need to revisit the reservation policy and it should have a time span. The 103rd Constitution Amendment Bill was passed by Parliament in January 2019.