The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued a notice to the Union government, seeking a detailed response to a petition that challenges the conditional implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 —the landmark women’s reservation law. The Act mandates that one-third of all seats in the Lok Sabha, state legislative assemblies, and the Delhi Assembly be reserved for women.

The plea, filed by Congress leader Dr Jaya Thakur, specifically seeks the immediate implementation of the 33% quota without waiting for the next census and subsequent delimitation exercise. The petitioner argues that tying the reservation to these lengthy future processes acts as an indefinite “clog" that undermines the law’s objective and violates the fundamental rights of women.

A bench of Justices BV Na

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