Supreme Court Upholds Sub-Classifications in Scheduled Castes Reservation

The Supreme Court has rejected pleas to review a decision allowing states to make sub-classifications within Scheduled Castes for reservation purposes. A seven-judge Constitution bench found no error in the original judgment and declined requests to hear the review petitions in open court.

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has dismissed multiple pleas seeking a review of its decision permitting states to create sub-classifications within Scheduled Castes for reservation benefits.

This ruling was upheld by a seven-judge Constitution bench including Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices B R Gavai, Vikram Nath, Bela Trivedi, Pankaj Mithal, Manoj Misra, and Satish Chandra Sharma who found no apparent error on record.

The apex court further denied requests for an open court hearing on the review petitions, affirming the robustness of their initial judgment.

(With inputs from agencies.)