Maratha Quota: Supreme Court Constitution Bench Adjourns Hearing To February ; Stay Order Continues
4 years, 2 months ago

Maratha Quota: Supreme Court Constitution Bench Adjourns Hearing To February ; Stay Order Continues

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned to 5th February for directions the challenge against the constitutionality of the Maharashtra Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018, which provided for a quota to Marathas in jobs and education. BACKGROUND During the previous hearing, the Bench had refused to pass any order to lift the stay put by a Three-Judge Bench in September 2020 on making appointments and admissions under the Maratha quota. When Rohatgi submitted that around 2185 appointments have been stalled due to the stay order, the bench said that the Court has not stopped Maharashtra government from making appointments and said that what has been stopped are only the appointments under the quota. The plea before the 3-Judge Bench challenged the Bombay High Court judgment passed in June 2019, and submitted that the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018, which provides for 12% and 13% quota to the Maratha community in education and jobs respectively, violated the principles laid in the case of Indira Sawhney v. Union of India as per which the Apex Court capped the reservation limit at 50%.

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Court grants Maharashtra government time to reply to pleas on quota law stay
1 year ago

Court grants Maharashtra government time to reply to pleas on quota law stay

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant an immediate interim stay on the Maharashtra government's recent Maratha Reservation Act. The bench said that the Maharashtra government's move to grant reservation to the Marathas is rooted in legislation and not an administrative order, and the state needs time to respond to the pleas. The bench directed the state government …

Maratha quota demand first raised in 1997: All about its long legal battle
1 year, 4 months ago

Maratha quota demand first raised in 1997: All about its long legal battle

India Today  

The demand for a reservation for the Marathas, that has led to raging violence across Maharashtra, saw a long legal battle with the Supreme Court in 2021, that resulted in the court calling the issue "unconstitutional". The High court said that the 50 per cent ceiling on the reservation set by the Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney judgment of …

Maratha quota case | Curative petition will come up in due course, says Chief Justice of India Chandrachud
1 year, 5 months ago

Maratha quota case | Curative petition will come up in due course, says Chief Justice of India Chandrachud

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud on October 13 said a curative petition against the apex court’s judgment holding the Maratha reservation law unconstitutional will be listed for consideration in due course. In May 2021, the court had declared the Maharashtra State law which provides reservation benefits to the Maratha community, taking the quota limit in the State in …

Karnataka Muslim Reservation | SC Adjourns Hearing to May 9, Records SG’s Assurance that Earlier Regime Would Continue Till Then
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka Muslim Reservation | SC Adjourns Hearing to May 9, Records SG’s Assurance that Earlier Regime Would Continue Till Then

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday adjourned to May 9, the hearing in a petition challenging the Karnataka government’s decision to scrap an almost three-decade-old four per cent reservation provided to Muslims in the Other Backward Classes category in the state. Notably, the bench also noted an assurance by the Solicitor-General for India, Tushar Mehta, that the earlier regime …

Supreme Court Adjourns Centre's Plea To Modify Stay Of OBC Quota In MP Local Body Polls To Jan 17
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Adjourns Centre's Plea To Modify Stay Of OBC Quota In MP Local Body Polls To Jan 17

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today adjourned Central Government's application seeking recall or modification of Top Court's order dated December 17 by which it had stayed the election process in the seats reserved for Other Backward Classes in the local body elections in Madhya Pradesh for January 17, 2022.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar in their order said,"List the …

Maratha quota: A double-edged sword for Maharashtra government
3 years, 10 months ago

Maratha quota: A double-edged sword for Maharashtra government

Hindustan Times  

Last Tuesday, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray along with a group of ministers called on Maharashtra governor B S Koshyari and submitted a letter addressed to President Ramnath Kovind. “The previous BJP government in the state gave the reservation to Marathas but the MVA government failed to defend it,” said state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Saturday as he announced that …

Against excess: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court ruling Maratha quota law unconstitutional
3 years, 10 months ago

Against excess: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court ruling Maratha quota law unconstitutional

The Hindu  

In striking down the separate reservation given to Maharashtra’s Maratha community, the Supreme Court has underscored the importance of adhering to the 50% limit on total reservation, as well as the need to justify any excess by showing the existence of exceptional circumstances. The Bombay High Court had upheld the validity of the Maratha reservation in principle, but ruled that …

Maratha reservation: A timeline of events
3 years, 10 months ago

Maratha reservation: A timeline of events

The Hindu  

The five-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the Maratha quota law as unconstitutional. November 14, 2014: Bombay High Court stays the decision of the previous Democratic Front government to provide 16 per cent reservations to Marathas in government jobs and educational institutions. December 18, 2014: Supreme Court refuses to vacate the Bombay High Court's interim order staying …

Maratha reservation issue | Disappointment, anger over Supreme Court judgment
3 years, 10 months ago

Maratha reservation issue | Disappointment, anger over Supreme Court judgment

The Hindu  

The refrain among Maratha community leaders was one of overwhelming disappointment and ire against the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government after the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the quota for Maratha community in education and jobs exceeding 50%. BJP State president Chandrakant Patil, on the other hand, squarely blamed the Thackeray government for failing to present the case …

From Commission to a Controversial Law: 4-Year-Long Timeline of Maratha Quota Case
3 years, 10 months ago

From Commission to a Controversial Law: 4-Year-Long Timeline of Maratha Quota Case

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs, terming the statute as “unconstitutional”. Following is the chronology of events pertaining to the Maratha quota case: June 2017: Maharashtra government constitutes State Backward Class Commission to study the social, financial and educational status of Maratha community. November 30, 2018: Maharashtra …

BREAKING : Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment In Pleas Challenging Maratha Quota Tomorrow
3 years, 10 months ago

BREAKING : Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment In Pleas Challenging Maratha Quota Tomorrow

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will pronounce judgement tomorrow in a batch of pleas challenging the Maharashtra SEBC Act, 2018, which provides for reservation for Marathas in jobs and education.A 5-Judge Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, L. Nageswara Rao, S. Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat had reserved judgment in the case on March 26 after …

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [March 22 to March 28 2021]
3 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [March 22 to March 28 2021]

Live Law  

'Structures Of Our Society Created By Males For Males' : Supreme Court Holds Army's Evaluation Criteria To Grant Permanent Commission For Women Officers ArbitraryCase Title : Lt Col Nitisha and othes v Union of India and othersCitation : LL 2021 SC 181A division Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah declared that the. …

Maratha Quota Case : Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserves Judgment After 10 Days Of Hearing
3 years, 11 months ago

Maratha Quota Case : Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserves Judgment After 10 Days Of Hearing

Live Law  

After a marathon hearing over a period of 10 days, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday reserved the judgement in a batch of pleas challenging the Maharashtra SEBC Act, 2018, which provides for reservation for Marathas in jobs and education. In today's hearing, Senior Advocate Siddharth Bhatnagar commenced his submissions by informing the Court that the views …

Maratha quota: SC seeks response from all states on 50% reservation cap, next hearing on 15 March
4 years ago

Maratha quota: SC seeks response from all states on 50% reservation cap, next hearing on 15 March

Firstpost  

The top court will examine the question of interpretation of the 102nd amendment to the Constitution dealing with reservation to a particular community, named in the list prepared by the president New Delhi: The Supreme Court sought responses from states on Monday on a question of “seminal importance” whether legislatures were competent to declare a particular caste to be socially …

Maratha Quota: Constitution Bench of Supreme Court To Begin Final Hearing From 8th March
4 years, 1 month ago

Maratha Quota: Constitution Bench of Supreme Court To Begin Final Hearing From 8th March

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday fixed the dates for hearing of the challenge against the constitutionality of the Maharasthra Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018, which provided for a quota to Marathas in jobs and education. COURTROOM EXCHANGE In today's hearing, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi reiterated to the Court his request to hear the matter …

Supreme Court to decide schedule of hearing pleas pertaining to Maratha quota on 5 February
4 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to decide schedule of hearing pleas pertaining to Maratha quota on 5 February

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would decide on 5 February the schedule of hearing on the pleas pertaining to the 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs after the state government said a case of this nature be heard once physical hearing commences. During the hearing conducted through video-conferencing, Rohatgi said there …

Maratha Quota : Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Start Final Hearing From Jan 25; Stay Order Continues
4 years, 3 months ago

Maratha Quota : Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Start Final Hearing From Jan 25; Stay Order Continues

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to hear from January 25 the challenge against the the constitutionality of the Maharashtra Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018, which provided for a quota to Marathas in jobs and education. The plea before the 3-Judge Bench challenged the Bombay High Court judgment passed in June 2019, and submitted …

What Uddhav Thackeray says on Maratha quota row
4 years, 6 months ago

What Uddhav Thackeray says on Maratha quota row

Hindustan Times  

After the BJP blamed the Maha Vikas Aghadi government for failing to defend Maratha reservation before the Supreme Court, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the state government will move the Supreme Court again on the issue of reservation. All recent developments on Maratha quota issue * On September 9, the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the …

State failed in defending Maratha quota in Supreme Court: Fadnavis
4 years, 6 months ago

State failed in defending Maratha quota in Supreme Court: Fadnavis

Hindustan Times  

Former Maharashtra chief minister and Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government in the state failed in effectively defending Maratha reservation before the Supreme Court. He also said that approaching Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde to vacate the stay is the only option left before the state. Fadnavis also said that approaching …

Interim stay on Maratha reservation: Maharashtra government to move CJI; CM Uddhav Thackeray seeks opinion on course of action
4 years, 6 months ago

Interim stay on Maratha reservation: Maharashtra government to move CJI; CM Uddhav Thackeray seeks opinion on course of action

Hindustan Times  

In the wake of the major setback the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government received after the Supreme Court stayed the Maratha quota in jobs and education on Wednesday, chief minister Thackeray held a high-level meeting with his cabinet colleagues to address the matter. HT Image Thackeray chaired a meeting which was attended by deputy CM Ajit Pawar, public works department minister …

Supreme Court sends Maratha quota matter to larger bench
4 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court sends Maratha quota matter to larger bench

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed an interim stay on quotas in jobs and education to Marathas and referred the matter to a larger bench that is likely to examine if the controversial 2018 law, which breached the 50% apex-court mandated cap in caste-based reservation, was legal. Soon after, petitioners moved the top court and contended that the law breached …

SC stays implementation of 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education & jobs
4 years, 6 months ago

SC stays implementation of 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education & jobs

The Hindu  

A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday referred a group of petitions challenging the Maratha reservation law to a Constitution Bench. The Bench led by Justice L. Nageswara Rao found merit in the arguments made by senior lawyers that a larger Bench should examine the issue of reservation for the Maratha community. Some of the senior lawyers had …

[Breaking] SC Refers Maratha Reservation Matter To Larger Bench, No Appointments/Admissions In Maratha Quota Now
4 years, 6 months ago

[Breaking] SC Refers Maratha Reservation Matter To Larger Bench, No Appointments/Admissions In Maratha Quota Now

Live Law  

A 3-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018, which granted Maratha quota, and has referred the issue to a Constitution Bench of 5 Judges or more for final adjudication.The Bench comprising of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat further held that no appointments or …

Maratha Quota Case : SC Hears Parties Seeking Reference To 11-Judge Bench To Revisit 50% Reservation Limit Set In Indira Sawhney Case
4 years, 6 months ago

Maratha Quota Case : SC Hears Parties Seeking Reference To 11-Judge Bench To Revisit 50% Reservation Limit Set In Indira Sawhney Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments with respect to reference to an 11-Judge Bench of the issue pertaining to whether the State had the power to exceed the 50% reservation cap, as dictated by a 9-Judge Bench in the case of Indira Sawhney. A Bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat heard the matter …

SC to fast-track hearing of appeals against Maratha quota
4 years, 8 months ago

SC to fast-track hearing of appeals against Maratha quota

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will begin hearing on a day-to-day basis from July 27 a batch of appeals challenging a Bombay High Court decision upholding a State law providing reservation to the Maratha community in education and government jobs in Maharashtra. Doubts on virtual hearings The lawyers leading the sides like senior advocate Shyam Divan raised doubts whether the case, which …

Maratha Reservation : SC To Hear Appeals On Day-to-Day Basis From July 27
4 years, 8 months ago

Maratha Reservation : SC To Hear Appeals On Day-to-Day Basis From July 27

Live Law  

The Supreme Court stated that there will be a day-to-day hearing from July 27 onwards in the plea challenging the Bombay High Court order which upheld the SEBC Act, 2018, that allows for the Maratha community to avail reservation in education and jobs in the State of Maharashtra. The parties were directed to decide amongst themselves the time they would …

Supreme Court on Maratha reservation today: Interim order on petitions challenging quota on 15 July
4 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court on Maratha reservation today: Interim order on petitions challenging quota on 15 July

Firstpost  

Supreme Court on Maratha reservation today | Petitioners argue that HC decision is incorrect as the State law has breached the 50% cap on reservation fixed by a Constitution Bench in the Indira Sawhney judgment. The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear and pass interim orders on petitioners challenging Maratha reservation next Wednesday, on 15 July, reports have said …

Maratha quota: SC to hear on July 15 plea challenging Bombay HC order
4 years, 8 months ago

Maratha quota: SC to hear on July 15 plea challenging Bombay HC order

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court fixed July 15 to hear and pass interim orders on a batch of appeals challenging a Bombay High Court decision upholding a State law providing reservation to Maratha community in education and government jobs in Maharashtra. The appeals filed by individuals from all walks of life and NGOs have challenged the High Court decision allowing 12-13% quota …

SC declines stay on Maratha reservation order, issues notice to Maharashtra govt on appeal filed against quota
5 years, 8 months ago

SC declines stay on Maratha reservation order, issues notice to Maharashtra govt on appeal filed against quota

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court declined to stay order on the Maratha Reservation on Friday The Supreme Court declined to stay order on the Maratha reservation on Friday. It also said that the Maharashtra state government’s decision to grant reservation to Maratha people and the Bombay High Court’s verdict upholding its decision, cannot be implemented with retrospective effect. Supreme Court also issued …

SC to hear on 12 July plea challenging Bombay HC order upholding law granting reservation to Marathas
5 years, 8 months ago

SC to hear on 12 July plea challenging Bombay HC order upholding law granting reservation to Marathas

Firstpost  

It challenges the Bombay High Court order which upheld the constitutional validity of the quota for the Maratha community in education and government jobs in the state. **New Delhi:**The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear on Friday a plea challenging the Bombay High Court’s decision to uphold the law by which the Maratha community would get reservation in admissions and …

Maratha Quota : Maharashtra Govt Files Caveat Petition In SC
5 years, 8 months ago

Maratha Quota : Maharashtra Govt Files Caveat Petition In SC

Live Law  

The Maharashtra Government has filed a caveat petition in the Supreme Court, anticipating challenge against the Bombay High Court's judgment passed on Thurday which upheld OBC reservation for Maratha community.The caveat petition filed through Advocate Nishant R Katneswarkar has prayed that no order be passed in any petition challenging the High Court judgment, without hearing. The Maharashtra Government has filed …

Maratha reservation: 3 medical aspirants from Mumbai move Supreme Court against Maha ordinance
5 years, 10 months ago

Maratha reservation: 3 medical aspirants from Mumbai move Supreme Court against Maha ordinance

Hindustan Times  

A day after the state issued an ordinance to introduce reservation for Marathas in postgraduate medical and dental course admissions this year, three medical aspirants from the city on Tuesday challenged the move in the Supreme Court. On May 2, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court ruled that 16% reservation for Marathas under the socially and educationally backward class …

Maratha quota: Bombay HC likely to take up plea against Fadnavis government's decision
6 years, 4 months ago

Maratha quota: Bombay HC likely to take up plea against Fadnavis government's decision

India TV News  

Maratha quota: Bombay HC likely to take up plea against Fadnavis government's decision The pretitioner has sought that the state government be restrained from implementing its decision on providing such quota at least till the high court takes a final decision on the pending petitions. Bombay High Court is expected to hear a petition against the Maharashtra government's decision to …

Daily bulletin: Maharashtra Cabinet likely to clear reservation for Marathas, RBI board meeting today, TDB to move SC over Sabarimala; day's top stories
6 years, 4 months ago

Daily bulletin: Maharashtra Cabinet likely to clear reservation for Marathas, RBI board meeting today, TDB to move SC over Sabarimala; day's top stories

Firstpost  

Maharashtra Winter Session starts today: Cabinet to approve reservation for Marathas The Maharashtra government has accepted the State Backward Class Commission’s report and decided to give quota in jobs and educational institutes to the Maratha community, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said Sunday. RBI board meeting on today; likely to reach common ground on some key issues The ongoing rift with …

Maratha reservation: Prepare to celebrate on 1 December, says Devendra Fadnavis after commission submits report
6 years, 4 months ago

Maratha reservation: Prepare to celebrate on 1 December, says Devendra Fadnavis after commission submits report

Firstpost  

The report has reportedly made favourable recommendations on the demands of the Maratha community for reservation in government jobs and educational institutions, without disturbing the quota granted to Other Backward Classes. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told a gathering on Thursday to “prepare to celebrate on 1 December”, after the Backward Class Commission submitted its report on Maratha reservation on …

Government jobs promotion: No interim order on reservation to SC/ST quota, says Supreme Court
6 years, 8 months ago

Government jobs promotion: No interim order on reservation to SC/ST quota, says Supreme Court

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to pass any interim order against its 12-year-old verdict that had dealt with the application of the 'creamy layer' for reservations to SC and ST categories in government job promotions, saying it will be examined by a seven-judge bench. The M Nagaraj verdict of 2006 had held that the 'creamy layer' concept cannot …

Maratha reservation: HC gives Maharashtra govt six weeks to compile data
8 years, 5 months ago

Maratha reservation: HC gives Maharashtra govt six weeks to compile data

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay high court on Thursday granted the Maharashtra government six weeks to compile demographical data and file an affidavit in support of its stand on reserving seats in government jobs and educational institutions for Marathas across the state. The bench is hearing two PILs opposing the then Congress-NCP government’s 2014 decision to grant 16% reservation in government jobs and …

Stay on Maratha reservation continues as Supreme Court declines to interfere with Bombay HC stay-order
10 years, 3 months ago

Stay on Maratha reservation continues as Supreme Court declines to interfere with Bombay HC stay-order

Live Law  

“It is just an interim order, let the Bombay High Court decide it,” said the Bench headed by Chief Justice of India HL Dattu on Thursday while hearing the appeals filed by many parties in relation to the Bombay High Court order regarding 16 per cent reservation to Marathas in jobs and educational institutions by the Maharashtra government. The Bombay …

Stay on Maratha reservation continues as Supreme Court declines to interfere with Bombay HC stay-order
10 years, 3 months ago

Stay on Maratha reservation continues as Supreme Court declines to interfere with Bombay HC stay-order

Live Law  

“It is just an interim order, let the Bombay High Court decide it,” said the Bench headed by Chief Justice of India HL Dattu on Thursday while hearing the appeals filed by many parties in relation to the Bombay High Court order regarding 16 per cent reservation to Marathas in jobs and educational institutions by the Maharashtra government. The Bombay …

Bombay HC stays quota for Marathas, Muslims
10 years, 4 months ago

Bombay HC stays quota for Marathas, Muslims

India TV News  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday stayed the Maharashtra government's decision to provide educational and job quotas to Marathas and Muslims while allowing educational reservation for the latter. With 52 percent seats in government jobs and education already reserved for various groups, the erstwhile Congress-NCP government had raised it to 73 percent, said lawyer Ashish Mehta, representing one of …

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