Supreme Court To Hear Centre's Review Petition On Quota Ruling On June 28

A five-judge bench of Supreme Court headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan will hear the Centre's plea in chambers.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on June 28 the centre's plea seeking review of the May 5 majority verdict which held that 102nd Constitution amendment took away states' power to declare Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) for grant of quota in jobs and admissions. A five-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan will hear the Centre's plea in chambers. The bench, comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat, will also hear Centre's applications in which it has sought open court hearing in the matter and stay of the majority verdict on the limited aspect of the amendment, till the plea is decided. On May 13, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment issued a press release saying that the Centre has filed a review petition against the May 5 verdict of the top court.