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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, setting a 50 per cent cap on reservation, to a larger bench for reconsideration. A five-judge bench head...
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 per cent reservation cap set by the 1992 Mandal verdict. The top court also refused to refer the Man...
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 published under Article 342A (1), specifying the SEBCs in each state and Union Territory. "By introduction ...