SC decision on Maratha quota unfortunate, says Uddhav as verbal volleys start in Maharashtra
In a statement after the apex court verdict, Thackeray said, With folded hands, we request the prime minister and the president to take an immediate decision on Maratha quota.
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MUMBAI: Terming the Supreme Court s decision to strike down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs as unfortunate, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said the legal battle for the reservations to that community will continue till there is victory .
In a statement after the apex court verdict, Thackeray said, With folded hands, we request the prime minister and the president to take an immediate decision on Maratha quota.
.It is a complete failure of the state government. It failed to convince the SC on why it was important to breach the 50 per cent ceiling on quota in extraordinary circumstances, which has been created in the state with regard to the Maratha community, Patil told reporters in Pune.
He said the previous Devendra Fadnavis-led state government had formed the Backward Class Commission which recommended to consider the Maratha community as backward on three fronts - social, economic, and educational.
The Fadnavis government then enacted the law (in 2018) giving reservation to the Maratha community in jobs and education, which was later challenged in the Bombay High Court.
BJP blames Maharashtra govt for Supreme Court s decision to strike down Maratha quota
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs, terming it as unconstitutional , and held there were no exceptional circumstances to breach the 50 per cent reservation cap set by the 1992 Mandal verdict.
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The BJP on Wednesday blamed the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government for failing to convince the Supreme Court over the issue of reservation for the Maratha community in jobs and education. State BJP president Chandrakant Patil demanded that the state government call an all-party meeting and a special session of the Assembly to discuss the issue.
SC s verdict quashing Maratha quota may have bigger political ramifications
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, while calling the SC decision “unfortunate” said in a press release: “With folded hands, I request the Prime Minister and the President to take an urgent decision.”
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The state government immediately went into a huddle after the judgement on Wednesday and in a hurriedly-called press conference.
The Supreme Court quashing the Maharashtra government’s law on reservation to Marathas in admissions and government jobs is likely to have political ramifications as some Maratha outfits have threatened to step up their agitations. The issue might snowball into a bigger headache for the government as some Maratha leaders now want the community to be included in the OBC category –– a demand that several OBCs have actively opposed.
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Here is a look at the chronology of the events surrounding the Maratha quota law.
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Members of maratha community celebrate after Maharashtra assembly unanimously passes bill for 16% reservation to Marathas on November 30, 2018.
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Here is a look at the chronology of the events surrounding the Maratha quota law.
The five-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the Maratha quota law as unconstitutional. The Bench unanimously agreed that there was no need to re-visit the 1992 Indira Sawhney judgment which fixed the reservation limit at 50%. It held that a separate reservation for the Maratha community violates Articles 14 (right to equality) 21 (due process of law).