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Arguments were placed before the Supreme Court today on the contentious issue of whether states should be allowed to exceed the 50 percent ceiling on reservation and on whether this issue should be referred to an 11-judge bench.

The bench, comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M R Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat observed: “Merely because the informant and the investigating officer is the same, it cannot be said that the investigation is biased and the trial is vitiated.”

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today heard arguments regarding the question of whether States can exceed 50 percent ceiling on reservation, to be referred to a larger bench.

A three-judge bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices R Subhash Reddy and BR Gavai, passed the reference order today. This came while the court was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, 2019.

The Supreme Court on Friday (July 17) referred to a larger bench the question of whether the benefit of remission can be granted by the Executive without placing the facts of the cases before the Governor.

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