The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said that he expects the Centre to show the same alacrity on the Maratha quota issue as it did in delivering verdicts on issues like the Shah Bano case and repeal of Article 370 for which the Constitution was amended.
The Supreme Court on Wednesady struck down the Maratha reservation in government jobs and educational institutions.
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is of the view that the Maharashtra government can grant reservation to Maratha community in public education and employment.
The Supreme Court has been hearing a clutch of cases challenging the Bombay High Court verdict which upheld the grant of quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs in Maharashtra.
Supreme Court is hearing appeals filed against a Bombay HC judgment. The HC had upheld the validity of the Maharashtra SEBC Act which grants 16% reservation to Maratha community in educational institutions and government jobs. The HC had upheld the validity of the law but reduced the quota to 12% in educational institutions and 13% in jobs.
The Supreme Court will hear all states in a case related to Maratha reservation. The day-to-day hearing in the case will begin from March 15.
Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs staged protest in State Assembly premises on the issue of Maratha reservation on March 05.
Members of Maratha Community staged protest in Lalbaug area against Supreme Court's stay order on Maratha reservation. Social distancing norms also being followed during protest.
Maratha Kranti Morcha protested against Supreme Court's stay order on Maratha reservation. According to protestors, the stay order has been passed incorrectly and they demanded government to vacate it soon.
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 12) refused to stay the provision of reservation for Maratha community in Maharashtra but said that the reservation cannot be implemented with retrospective effect. This means that provision of reservation will not g
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 12) said that Maratha reservation in Maharashtra cannot be implemented with retrospective effect. This means that provision of the reservation will not guide and govern events that took place before the reservation was officially declared by Maharashtra Government.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition challenging Bombay High Court judgment, allowing reservations for Marathas in jobs and educational institution. The matter will come up for hearing on Friday.
The petitioners argued that the government has destroyed the concept of equality by setting up a special category - Socially and Educationally Backward Class - for the Maratha community.
On previous hearings, Maharashtra's Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni had told the court that the state was ready to submit the entire report to the court but would give a truncated version to petitioners.
A caveat is filed by a litigant in high courts and in the Supreme Court to ensure that no adverse order is passed against the party without it being heard.
"We've accepted the recommendations and constituted a Cabinet Sub-committee to take statutory steps for implementing them", said Fadnavis.
"We have received the report, which is based on the economic, social conditions of the Marathas. Appropriate decision will be taken after studying it," Jain told reporters at Mantralaya after receiving the report.
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