Maratha quota News update, Manoj Jarange News, Maharashtra News updates: Manoj Jarange said he would wait and see if the state government converts its draft notification on 'blood relatives' of Kunbi Marathas into law and then decide on the course of his agitation.
Mumbai, Feb 20 (PTI) The scrutiny of the draft notification issued last month for granting certificates to extended blood relatives of Kunbi Marathas is currently underway as 6 lakh objections have been received, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told the legislative assembly on Tuesday.
Jalna/Aurangabad, Sep 7 (PTI) Quota activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday asked the Maharashtra government to drop the clause of genealogy while giving Kunbi caste certificate to Marathas from Marathwada for availing reservation benefits under the OBC category, while a former state minister met him with an appeal to end his 10-day-old fast over the issue.
Unconstitutional, No Exceptional Circumstances To Necessitate Maratha Quota: SC
Under the Maratha quota, government jobs and admissions in educational institutions were reserved for the Maratha community Representational Image Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-05T12:45:05+05:30 Unconstitutional, No Exceptional Circumstances To Necessitate Maratha Quota: SC outlookindia.com 2021-05-05T12:50:21+05:30
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The Supreme Court Wednesday struck down the Maharashtra law granting reservation in educational institutions and government jobs to the Maratha community, terming the law “unconstitutional”.
Stating that the Maratha quota was based on the MC Gaikwad commission report, the apex court said there were no exceptional circumstances to breach the 50 per cent reservation cap set by the 1992 Mandal verdict.