Protests by various Maratha groups led by Maratha Karanti Morcha continued for the third consecutive day with fresh demonstrations held in Mumbai, Thane, Buldhana, Solapur, Osmanabad, Ahmednagar, Nanded, Baramati, Akola, Nashik and other places against the police action on the community in Jalna.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to lay down any yardstick for granting reservation in promotion to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in government jobs. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Nageswara Rao said states are obligated to collect data on inadequacy of representation of SCs/STs.
The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its judgement on the issue of the grant of reservation in promotion to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in government jobs.