 bill no 255 of  2015 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2015 by dr udit raj, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2015amendment of article 1242 in article 124 of the constitution, in clause (1), the following proviso shall be added at the end, namely:—amendment of article 2163 in article 216 of the constitution, the following proviso shall be added at the end, namely:—"provided that one-third of such judges shall be appointed from amongst persons statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes have been considered as the weakest sections of the society for ages they have been ill treated, insulted and ignoredmany steps taken by the government to improve their standard of living have shown some results provisions have been made for reservation in their favour in government jobs and also in educational institutions however, their representation is limited demands have been made from several quarters for reservation in favour of the persons belonging to the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in judiciary also as such, it is proposed to amend the constitution with a view to making provisions for reservation in favour of persons belonging to the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in the supreme court and in high courtshence this billnew delhi;udit  rajnovember 13, 2015 annexure extract from the constitution of india   124 (1) there shall be a supreme court of india consisting of a chief justice of india and, until parliament by law prescribes a larger number, of not more than seven other judges    establishment and constitution of supreme court constitution of high courts216 every high court shall consist of a chief justice and such other judges as the president may from time to time deem it necessary to appoint    ———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(dr udit raj, mp)gmgipmrnd—2815ls—01122015