New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it would begin on September 13 the final hearing in the matter relating to the Constitutional validity of reservations of the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in higher education and issues of public employment based on financial conditions.

The five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice UU Lalit said that the ‘Janhit Abhiyan’ case will be the lead matter now.

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‘Janhit Abhiyan's matter is relating to the challenging of the constitutional validity of the 103rd Amendment Act, 2019 which enabled the State to make reservations in higher education and matters of public employment based on economic criteria alone.