: Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 12:25 PM IST
SC strikes down Maharashtra law on grant of quota to Marathas: Here s all you need to know
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the Maharashtra law granting reservation in jobs and admissions to academic institutions to Maratha community. The top court said it did not find any exceptional circumstance to justify exceeding the 50 per cent cap set by Indra Sawhney judgment.
A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan allowed no breach of 50 per cent ceiling to give more reservation, as it refused to consider reviewing Indra Sawhney verdict of 1992.
It also refused to refer the 1992 Mandal judgement, setting a 50 per cent cap on reservation, to a larger bench for reconsideration. A five-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan concurred on three major issues framed during the hearing, and said that no exceptional circumstances or the case was made out by Maharashtra to breach the 50 per cent cap on reservation.
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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).