The Apex Court in 2:1 majority verdict in which Justices Nariman and Gavai struck down only Part IX B introduced by the 97th constitutional amendment to deal with cooperative societies, while Justice KM Joseph struck down the entire amendment.
The Supreme Court‘s five-judges constitution bench headed by Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and Ravindra Bhat continued its hearing for the 4th day, on the Maratha reservation matter.