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As the SC struck down the 2018 law, giving quota in government jobs and education to the Marathas, by terming it "unconstitutional", a political slugfest broke out over the sensitive issue in Maharashtra where the opposition BJP and leaders of the ruling MVA blamed each other for the setback in the apex court.

Supreme Court strikes down ‘unconstitutional’ Maratha quota No exceptional circumstances or the case was made out by Maharashtra to breach the 50 per cent cap on reservation The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs, terming the statute as unconstitutional". It also refused to refer the 1992 Mandal judgement, settin...

The court said that to change the 50 per cent limit is to have a society which is not founded on equality but based on caste rule

Unconstitutional: Supreme Court bench unanimously strikes down law on Maratha quota It also refused to refer the 1992 Mandal judgement, setting a 50 per cent cap on reservation, to a larger bench for reconsideration. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI NEW DELHI: 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 pe...

Centre only can identify, include a community in SEBC list: SC ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Wed, May 5 2021 22:57 IST | ​ 5 Views Supreme Court. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, May 5 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said after the insertion of Article 342A in the Constitution, the Centre alone is empowered to identify Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC). It emphasised that the Centre could include a community in a list, which is supposed to be publish...

New Delhi: In a major ruling which could have a far-reaching impact on the societal aspects of Marathas, the Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed of Maharashtra law to grant reservation for Marathas in jobs and education institutions and also ruled that there was no need to re-examine its 1992 verdict capping quota at 50 per cent. A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat were unanimous on unconstitutionality of Maratha law and said that Maratha community cannot be declared as socially and educationally ba...

Thackeray said BJP MP Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje has been seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modis appointment over the Maratha quota issue for the last one year but to no avail. The apex court has scrapped a decision taken by all parties in the state legislature, he said. The legal battle for Maratha quota will continue till there is "victory", Thackeray said. Earlier in the day, the SC termed the state law on Maratha quota as "unconstitutional" and held there were no exceptional circumstances to b...

: Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 6:37 PM IST Uddhav Thackeray to address state at 8:30 pm today after SC strikes down Maratha reservation in govt jobs, educational institutes Photo Credit: Twitter/@CMOMaharashtra Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will address the state at 8:30 pm today (Wednesday). This comes after the Supreme Court, earlier in the day, struck down the reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the Maratha community brought in by the state government in...

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