If the Supreme Court accepts the state government’s data, it will pave the way for the restoration of 27 per cent political reservation to the OBC community which was scrapped last year, citing it was above the 50 per cent quota ceiling.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government to submit data and information available with the State regarding Other Backward Classes (OBCs) to the Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commission (SBCC) in order to examine its correctness and make recommendations on their representation in elections for local bodies.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi government on Wednesday heaved a major sigh of relief as the Supreme Court asked to submit the data and information available with the state concerning Other Backward Classes with the Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commission (MSBCC).
SC verdict on Wednesday on validity of Maratha reservation law
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Bench asked other States too to make their stand clear on 50% boundary in quota
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Bench asked other States too to make their stand clear on 50% boundary in quota
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will pronounce its judgment on the constitutional validity of the Maratha reservation law which leads to quota in the State in excess of the 50% ceiling limit.
The Constitution Bench is led by Justice Ashok Bhushan and comprises Justices L. Nageswara Rao, S. Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat.
The Bench had also examined whether its nearly three-decade-old judgment in the Indira Sawhney case, which fixed reservation for the marginalised and the poor in government jobs and educational institutions at 50%, needs a re-look.