SC strikes down Maratha community reservation for exceeding 50 pc cap ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 16:27 IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the Maratha community brought in by the Maharashtra government in 2018, saying it exceeded the 50 per cent cap imposed earlier.
A five-judge Constitution Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and Ravindra Bhat in its judgment said that that people from the Maratha community cannot be declared as educationally and socially backward community to bring them within the reserved category.
Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on pleas challenging Maratha quota on May 5
The Bench had also reserved the judgement on the issue whether top court s 1992 verdict for capping reservation at 50 per cent needs re-examination.
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India will pronounce its judgement on May 5 on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of a Maharashtra law that grants reservation to the Maratha community in education and jobs.
A five-judge Constitution Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and Ravindra Bhat will pronounce the verdict on Tuesday at 10.30 am.
Supreme Court of India ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 18:26 IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): In a major ruling which could have a far-reaching impact on the societal aspects of Marathas, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the Maratha community brought in by the Maharashtra government in 2018, saying it exceeded the 50 per cent cap imposed earlier.
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the top court, comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and Ravindra Bhat pronounced its judgment today.
The Supreme Court said that that people from the Maratha community cannot be declared as educationally and socially backward community to bring them within the reserved category.
Updated 2 hours ago Medical students from the Maratha community staging a protest in Mumbai in May 2019. | HT Photo
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the Maharashtra government’s 2018 move to grant reservation to the Maratha community in admissions and government jobs in the state,
Bar and Bench reported. It declared a separate reservation for the community as unconstitutional, according to PTI.
The court was hearing a batch of petitions that challenged the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018, saying it would breach the ceiling of 50% quota limit imposed by the Supreme Court itself in a landmark verdict in 1992.
Fadnavis blames MVA govt over SC s verdict on Maratha reservation ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 19:29 IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 5 (ANI): After the Supreme Court struck down the Maratha community reservation in government jobs and educational institutions on Wednesday, Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis alleged that the lack of coordination among the allies of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government and the improper stand resulted in the top court s verdict.
Briefing the reporters in Nagpur, Fadnavis said, The reservation was valid in the High Court and the law was passed. The case went to the Supreme Court. We had then argued before the bench of the Chief Justice that he had not granted the stay and the law had been upheld. Today s result is sad. Sometimes there is no lawyer, sometimes there is no coordination.so, the law was postponed. The case went before a larger bench when the present government did not seem to hav