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On May 5, 2021, the Supreme Court had struck down reservations for the Maratha community in colleges, higher educational institutions, and jobs, after noting that there was no valid ground to breach 50 per cent reservation while granting Maratha reservation.
A division bench set aside an order of the MAT which negated State government’s stand to allow SEBC candidates for EWS category.
With a stormy winter session on the cards over the reservation issue, the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission, which will determine the backwardness status of Marathas, is likely to play a significant role.
Meet the 6 ministers, belonging to different parties of Maharashtra's ruling coalition, and 2 former judges who intervened to get Manoj Jarange-Patil to call off his fast
TNM Poll Watch: Why KCR's promise to hike Muslim reservation never became a reality. In July 2023, forty representatives of the Muslim community came together to put forth a list of demands, ahead of the Telangana Assembly elections that are scheduled for November 30. Named the Muslim Declaration 2023, the demands included, among other things, the implementation of 10-12% reservation for Muslims in the state. While the reservation policy has been discussed for over nine years since the state’s formation, it is yet to see the light of day owing to several complications.