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.
Setback to Maratha community, SC strikes down Maharashtra law granting quota in admissions and government jobs
Mirror Online / Updated: May 5, 2021, 11:19 IST
Supreme Court. The apex court also made it clear in its judgment that people from the Maratha community cannot be declared as educationally and socially backward community to bring them within the reserved category.
In a setback to the Maratha community, the
Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Maratha
reservation in jobs and
A verdict was given by the five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan.
The bench was hearing appeals challenging the Bombay High Court order that upheld reservations to Marathas in jobs and education under Maharashtra Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018.
Supreme Court strikes down Maratha community reservation for exceeding 50% cap
The court in its judgment said that there was no valid ground to breach 50 per cent reservation while granting Maratha reservation.
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Updated: May 5, 2021, 04:58 PM IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the Maratha community, saying it exceeded the 50 per cent cap imposed earlier. The reservation was brought in by the Maharashtra government in 2018.
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.