Published on : 10 Nov 2025, 6:57 am 2 min read

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Central government's response to a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking the implementation of a women's reservation law, which mandates that one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha, State legislative assemblies, and the Delhi Assembly, will be reserved for women.

The Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan also made some pertinent remarks in favour of such reservation, saying women are the largest minority in the country.

" Preamble (to the Constitution of India) says (all citizens are entitled to) political and social equality. Who is the largest minority in this country? It is the woman.. almost 48 percent. This is about the political equality of the woman, " Justice Na

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