Supreme Court Dismisses 2023 Petition Challengeing Women’s Reservation Law

• The Supreme Court dismissed petitions challenging the 33% reservation law for women in Lok Sabha, State legislatures, and Delhi legislative assembly.

• Justice Bela Trivedi ruled the petitions infructuous as the law was passed in September 2023.

• The court did not accept the petitioners’ argument that the clause mandating a fresh census followed by a delimitation exercise violated Article 14 of the Constitution.

• The petitioners argued that a constitutional amendment should not wait indefinitely for the census.

• The court also highlighted the recent implementation of the 10% EWS reservation for poor forward caste sections in educational institutions and public employment.