Why the Maratha quota case in Supreme Court is about more than just the 50% limit to reservations
Why the Maratha quota case in Supreme Court is about more than just the 50% limit to reservations
At the heart of petitions challenging the Maratha quota is the federal question of whether states have the right to identify backward classes.
A participant in a rally to demand quotas for the Maratha community.
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Mridula Chari
On March 26, a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice Ashok Bhushan reserved orders in a batch of petitions challenging the quotas in educational institutions and government jobs extended to the Maratha community in Maharashtra. Arguments in the case went on for 10 days.