Does EWS Reservation solve the social justice problem or add another one?

The Central Govt. implemented the 103rd amendment of the Constitution, providing 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Sector (EWS), which has been seen as a major tool to address the needs or aspirations of the poorer groups that exist in the upper castes. However, doubts were raised about its legal validity, and for a major population, it was seen as an attempt to impress the social elite or the upper caste voter base. Regardless, the Supreme Court of India has endorsed the amendment by indicating that reservation for the poor sections does not harm the basic structure of the Constitution.

Though the 10 percent EWS reservation received broader political support right after the announcement by the Modi government and also faced legal proceedings, too, the judiciary is under pressure for ignoring the historical context, as per the experts. Also, the constitutional principles under which the potential of the social justice policy was formed.

Interestingly even in the Supreme Court's 3:2 judges-bench decision, the two opposing judges raised relevant questions augmenting the ethical aspect of the reservation policy. Thus, it indicates the sense of dissent among the people, within the expert's community, and on the EWS 10 percent reservation for upper castes.
If one looks at the major guidelines and historical background that led to the launching of the reservation policy in India decades ago is based on a few credentials. It acknowledges that the social history of caste relationships in India has allowed exclusive privileges to the social elites. Conversely, the lower caste groups remained permanently burdened under hazardous social and class conditions. The untouchable castes suffered the worst kind of religiously decreed social practices that forced them to survive under subhuman conditions. They had to live in the same situation for centuries.

Now, after the arrival of the EWS policy, it is evident that the reservation policy is here to stay long, which is generally not a good sign for India as an emerging economy. There is also a major population segment in India that sees reservation as an obstacle to the holistic development of India as it kills merit. Thus, the ruling BJP may have addressed a burning issue by implementing the 10 percent EWS quota for the Upper Castes Economically Backward section. It can be a perfect move to handle the case for some time. Still, at the same time, it gives birth to a new problem or further adds to the existing one, which no political party or government wants to discuss.