New Delhi, Nov 10 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of the women’s reservation law, which mandates one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha, State legislative assemblies, and the Delhi Legislative Assembly.

A Bench comprising Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan, while issuing notice, clarified that the judiciary has a limited scope to intervene in policy implementation but is seeking the Central government’s response before proceeding further.

“The Preamble speaks of political and social equality. Who is the largest minority in this country? It is women, almost 48 per cent. This is about the political equality of women,” Justice Nagarathna said.

The PIL has been f

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