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The One Hundred and Second Amendment of the
Constitution of India The Constitution of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme law of India. The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental ...
, officially known as the Constitution (One Hundred and Second Amendment) Act, 2018, granted constitutional status to the
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(NCBC).


Legislative history

The bill of the Constitution (One Hundred and Second Amendment) Act, 2018 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 5 April 2017 as the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-third Amendment) Bill, 2017. It was introduced by Thawar Chand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 10 April 2017. The bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha the following day. The House adopted a motion to refer the Bill to a Standing Committee composed of 25 members and chaired by
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. The Select Committee tabled its report before the Rajya Sabha on 19 July 2017. The Rajya Sabha passed the Bill on 31 July 2017, after making one amendment. The Bill was transmitted back to the
Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...
for concurrence. However, the House did not adopt the amendment made by the Rajya Sabha and instead adopted alternate amendments to the Bill and passed it on 2 August 2018. The Bill, as passed by the Lok Sabha, was passed unanimously by the Rajya Sabha on 8 August 2018 receiving 156 ayes from all members present and voting. The Bill received assent from President
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on 11 August 2018. It was notified in ''
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'' on the same date.


Judicial pronouncements

On May 5, 2021, in the hearing of ''Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018'' which extends reservation to the Maratha community in public education and employment the
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upheld this constitutional amendment.{{Cite web, last=Roy, first=Debayan, title= REAKINGSupreme Court strikes down Maratha Reservation law for exceeding 50 percent cap; upholds Indra Sawhney, 102nd Constitutional Amendment, url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/supreme-court-strikes-down-maratha-reservation-law-upholds-50-percent-cap-indra-sawhney, access-date=2021-08-13, website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news, language=en


See also

* 101st Constitution Amendment * 103rd Constitution Amendment


References

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