Strength vs reason: On legislation and reservation to certain social groups
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Strength vs reason: On legislation and reservation to certain social groups

The Hindu  

The legitimacy of any demand for a change in public policy lies in the rationale behind it and not in the strength in support for it. Yet, the community’s political dominance is evident in the fact that the State Assembly unanimously passed a Bill on February 20, granting Marathas 10% reservation in education and government jobs. This is the third time in a decade that such legislation for the community has been passed; earlier, there was the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018 under the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena-led coalition. The two pieces of legislation are similar, but the current Bill is based on a report by the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission, which expands the total quota for reservations to 72% with the inclusion of 10% for Marathas after the application of a “creamy layer” criterion. The other alternative of treating Marathas as a backward class community and providing reservations from within the 19% quota for OBCs was always going to be a problem with OBC groups expressing opposition.

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Maratha Reservation: A Crucial Debate in Maharashtra Assembly Elections
2 months ago

Maratha Reservation: A Crucial Debate in Maharashtra Assembly Elections

The Hindu  

The pre-poll survey in Maharashtra indicates strong support for the Maratha reservation demand, with a majority of respondents supporting the demand to some extent. While the demand received support from various communities, the numbers opposing reservation are relatively low, suggesting a potential pitched battle between the Marathas and the OBCs in the upcoming Assembly elections.

Reservation redistribution
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Reservation redistribution

Hindustan Times  

The gains of reservation — despite its goal of driving equity — have flowed unequally. Relative social privilege and political clout have led to a few groups enjoying almost all the benefits of reservations while others languish in backwardness that is largely unchanged since Independence. To illustrate, the Jatavs in Uttar Pradesh and the Mahars in Maharashtra have long been …

Maratha reservation: Uddhav ready to back if PM Modi makes a decision
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha reservation: Uddhav ready to back if PM Modi makes a decision

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday has put the onus on to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do the balancing act on the contentious issue of providing reservation status to the Maratha community under the Socially and Economically Backward Classes category, while keeping the rights of Other Backward Classes intact. We will support the move.” Responding to Mr. Thackeray’s …

HC issues notice to Maharashtra backward class panel over report on Maratha quota
5 months, 3 weeks ago

HC issues notice to Maharashtra backward class panel over report on Maratha quota

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission amid ongoing hearings of petitions challenging the State’s decision to grant 10% reservation to Marathas in education and jobs. The High Court, which started hearing the petitions last week, had on Tuesday noted that the MSBCC was a necessary party in the pleas as …

Maharashtra votes 2024: Why do the powerful Marathas want to be tagged backward?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra votes 2024: Why do the powerful Marathas want to be tagged backward?

Hindustan Times  

With its admirable history of reform movements and education initiatives in the colonial British period and cooperatives-led socio-political development in the post-independence decades, Maharashtra enjoyed the status of a progressive state in India, which cast Marathas in a kind light. Shinde's government decided on 10 per cent based on the latest report of the Maharashtra State Commission for Backward Classes …

Maratha reservation: Plea in Bombay High Court seeking ‘immediate cancellation’ of 10 pc quota | DETAILS
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha reservation: Plea in Bombay High Court seeking ‘immediate cancellation’ of 10 pc quota | DETAILS

India TV News  

Maratha reservation: A plea has been filed in the Bombay High Court against the 10 per cent Maratha reservation given by the Maharashtra government last month, seeking “immediate cancellation” of the quota. The Eknath Shinde government, after months of protests by activist Manoj Jarange and his supporters, had called a special session on February 22 and passed a bill to …

Another Maratha Reservation Bill: Is history being repeated?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Another Maratha Reservation Bill: Is history being repeated?

Hindustan Times  

Every politician who was worried about Manoj Jarange-Patil's declining weight breathed a sigh of relief on Monday as Jarange-Patil, the face of the Maratha reservation movement, called off his 17-day hunger strike. History of the demand for Maratha reservation The demand for OBC status by the Marathas was rebuffed by several Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commissions. The bill declares Marathas …

DC Edit | Thorny quota for Marathas
10 months ago

DC Edit | Thorny quota for Marathas

Deccan Chronicle  

Any extension of quotas, besides being subject to legal scrutiny, is bound to be contentious and basically unfair to other groups that may be similarly placed as the Marathas in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra government, under Eknath Shinde, was pressured by the clamour for this 10 per cent quota for Marathas, more so with the agitation of the prominent campaigner Manoj …

Maharashtra assembly passes bill for 10% reservation to Marathas
10 months ago

Maharashtra assembly passes bill for 10% reservation to Marathas

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra assembly on Monday passed a bill for 10% reservation to the Marathas in educational institutes and government jobs even as courts struck down similar laws enacted in 2014 and 2019. In its report, the commission said Marathas, who account for Maharashtra’s 28% population, faced “‘exceptional and extraordinary” backwardness, making it a fit case for the reservation to breach …

Maharashtra assembly passes 10% Maratha reservation bill, for the third time in a decade
10 months ago

Maharashtra assembly passes 10% Maratha reservation bill, for the third time in a decade

Op India  

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly unanimously passed the Maratha Reservation Bill tabled on Tuesday, which intends to extend 10% reservation to Marathas above the 50% cap. The reservation has been extended based on a report submitted to the state government by the Maharashtra Backward Class Commission headed by chairman Justice Sunil Shukre. The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission on Friday submitted …

Maharashtra govt approves bill to extend 10% reservation to Marathas
10 months ago

Maharashtra govt approves bill to extend 10% reservation to Marathas

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed the bill providing 10 per cent reservation to the Maratha community in government jobs and education in a special session. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the existing OBC reservation will not be affected and his government will also ensure that the Maratha quota passes legal scrutiny. Following the 10 per …

Maharashtra Assembly passes Maratha Reservation Bill for quota in education, jobs
10 months ago

Maharashtra Assembly passes Maratha Reservation Bill for quota in education, jobs

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has approved the Maratha Reservation Bill, aimed at providing reservation in education and employment opportunities to the Maratha community. Maharashtra Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, presented a bill in the state legislative assembly, suggesting a 10% reservation for the Maratha community in educational institutions and government positions. Comprehensive survey findings The Maharashtra State …

Maratha quota: Plea in High Court challenges state backward classes panel's report
10 months ago

Maratha quota: Plea in High Court challenges state backward classes panel's report

India Today  

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking the quashing of orders appointing Justice SB Shukre and other members of the Maharashtra State Commission for Backward Classes. The PIL Filed by the OBC Welfare Foundation through Advocate Ashish Mishra, the plea argues that the appointment of the Chairman and members of the MSCBC did not …

Maratha quota demand first raised in 1997: All about its long legal battle
1 year, 1 month 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 reservation row: Maharashtra govt takes three-key decisions in Cabinet meeting | DETAILS
1 year, 1 month ago

Maratha reservation row: Maharashtra govt takes three-key decisions in Cabinet meeting | DETAILS

India TV News  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shindeon Tuesday held an urgent Cabinet meeting to find a solution to pacify the ongoing protests against the state government over the Maratha reservation. Jarange hardens his stand Meanwhile, activist Manoj Jarange, who is leading the Marathra protest, said the Maratha community will not accept an "incomplete reservation" and the Maharashtra government should call a special …

Maha becomes caste cauldron as communities get aggressive about reservation
1 year, 2 months ago

Maha becomes caste cauldron as communities get aggressive about reservation

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: With several communities up in arms on the reservation issue, Maharashtra has been witnessing an unprecedented socio-political churning which threatens to rip the social fabric. HT Image After a brief lull, the reservation issue is likely to bounce back with Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil’s intention of resuming his hunger strike from Wednesday to demand benefits for Marathas in the …

Reservation Row: The political and legal imperatives before approving the Maratha quota
1 year, 2 months ago

Reservation Row: The political and legal imperatives before approving the Maratha quota

Hindustan Times  

The inefficacy of the state in meeting the vociferous demand for reservation by various castes across India calls for some urgent political and legal imperatives to ensure social harmony and peace. Even existing reservation policies have been put on hold in states for years on end due to the absence of reliable empirical data sought by the Supreme Court — …

Maratha stir reveals limits of quota politics
1 year, 3 months ago

Maratha stir reveals limits of quota politics

Hindustan Times  

The Maratha agitation leader Manoj Jarange-Patil’s conditional offer to end his hunger strike without calling off the larger stir for quotas offers some breathing space for the Maharashtra administration. The Supreme Court has already indicated that electoral considerations cannot drive the state’s quota policy when it struck down the 2018 law that created a separate quota for Marathas. Political/community leaders, …

Explainer: The legal angle to the Maratha reservation row
1 year, 3 months ago

Explainer: The legal angle to the Maratha reservation row

Hindustan Times  

The issue of reservation for Other Backward Class persons is a hot-button issue around the country. The ordinance: On July 9, 2014, the Maharashtra government brought an ordinance providing for 16% reservation to the Maratha community and 5% reservation to 52 Muslim communities in public employment and education. Staying the ordinance: On November 14, 2014, the Bombay HC stayed the …

Why is Maratha reservation demand being raised again? Why did SC overrule Maharashtra govt's 2018 decision?
1 year, 3 months ago

Why is Maratha reservation demand being raised again? Why did SC overrule Maharashtra govt's 2018 decision?

India TV News  

Maratha Reservation Protest: A protest demanding reservation for Marathas in Maharashtra's Jalna district turned violent on Friday and left several people injured including the policemen. In 2018, the Devendra Fadnavis-led government in Maharashtra had given reservation to the Maratha community in jobs and higher education, however, the Maharashtra's government decision on quota was quashed by the Supreme Court in May …

10% EWS quota benefits to extend to poor among Maratha and minority communities as well, says Devendra Fadnavis
2 years, 1 month ago

10% EWS quota benefits to extend to poor among Maratha and minority communities as well, says Devendra Fadnavis

The Hindu  

After the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the economically weaker sections, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that this reservation would be applicable for the poorer sections of the Maratha as well as minority communities. The SC’s decision has opened new avenues in education and employment …

Reservation in public employment
2 years, 6 months ago

Reservation in public employment

The Hindu  

The jurisprudence of reservation relies on the symbiotic coexistence of constitutionally guaranteed equality of opportunity in public employment under Article 16 of the Constitution of India and classifications thereunder various clauses of the same article, especially Article 16 and Article 16, which are in the nature of facilitating provisions, vesting a discretion on the government to consider providing reservations for …

Go beyond the quota rhetoric
2 years, 9 months ago

Go beyond the quota rhetoric

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court, for the third time, rejected Maharashtra’s plea to allow reservations for Other Backward Classes in local body polls — after scrapping the provision last year, and then refusing to review its verdict on the issue. The answer lies in the predictable, if somewhat unfortunate, proclivity of political parties to use affirmative action to paper over cleavages emerging …

The Current Reservation System Will Benefit the Political Class, Not Downtrodden
3 years, 4 months ago

The Current Reservation System Will Benefit the Political Class, Not Downtrodden

News 18  

Ambedkar would have nodded his head in disbelief had he been present in 21st century India. It’s a mockery of the current reservation policy where a large chunk of subcategories within the socially and educationally backward castes is left out and pushed to the fringe by the dominant 10 castes of a total of 2,633 sub-castes within the larger OBC …

Explained: SC striking down Maratha reservation will keep the pot stirring over quota agitation
3 years, 6 months ago

Explained: SC striking down Maratha reservation will keep the pot stirring over quota agitation

Firstpost  

Calls for a fresh push for the demand have followed the Supreme Court’s 5 May decision that held that total reservations cannot breach the 50 percent ceiling. Far from conclusively resolving the issue, the Supreme Court verdict striking down the reservation for the Maratha community in Maharashtra has only served to keep the pot stirring of the quota agitation in …

Maharashtra allows Marathas to avail EWS quota, but announcement unlikely to placate community's anger
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra allows Marathas to avail EWS quota, but announcement unlikely to placate community's anger

Firstpost  

The issue of reservation for Marathas is likely to dominate Maharashtra politics in the near future The Maharashtra government, facing fire over the Supreme Court judgment striking down quotas for Marathas, has extended benefits under the the economically weaker section quota to the community. EWS quota The Maharashtra government on 31 May extended the benefits of the EWS quota to …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The case against quotas isn't about meritocracy
3 years, 7 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The case against quotas isn't about meritocracy

Deccan Chronicle  

The five-member Supreme Court Constitution Bench’s order quashing the Maharashtra law granting reservations in admissions to educational institutions and in government jobs for the Maratha community is quite a complicated ruling. Similarly, the BJP’s Hindu identity, which seeks to overlook the clash of castes in the intra-Hindu framework, is of no help in facing up to the demand for reservations …

Against excess: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court ruling Maratha quota law unconstitutional
3 years, 7 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 …

Reservation In Public Services Not The Only Method For Improving Welfare Of Backward Classes; State Should Bring Other Measures : Supreme Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Reservation In Public Services Not The Only Method For Improving Welfare Of Backward Classes; State Should Bring Other Measures : Supreme Court

Live Law  

In the judgment delivered in the Maratha quota case, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court has observed that reservation in public services is not the only means for improving the welfare of backward classes and that the State should bring other measures also for affirmative action. A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant …

Deprived sections of Maratha community have failed to carve independent political identity: Prakash Ambedkar
3 years, 7 months ago

Deprived sections of Maratha community have failed to carve independent political identity: Prakash Ambedkar

The Hindu  

While stating that the Supreme Court’s scrapping of the Maratha quota law would severely impact the poorer sections of the community, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar nevertheless said that they were to “blame” for having failed to carve out a political identity for themselves. “While it is unfortunate that the Maratha quota law has been repealed by the Supreme …

Maharashtra government failed to convince Supreme Court: BJP reacts to Maratha reservation verdict
3 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra government failed to convince Supreme Court: BJP reacts to Maratha reservation verdict

India TV News  

The BJP on Wednesday blamed the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government for "failing" to convince the Supreme Court over the issue of reservation for the Maratha community in jobs and education. 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 …

Maratha reservation issue | Disappointment, anger over Supreme Court judgment
3 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

Supreme Court declares Maratha quota law unconstitutional
3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court declares Maratha quota law unconstitutional

The Hindu  

A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously declared a Maharashtra law which provides reservation benefits to the Maratha community, taking the quota limit in the State in excess of 50%, as unconstitutional. Gaikwad Commission which led to the enactment of Maratha quota law and set aside the Bombay High Court judgment which validated the Maharashtra State …

'No valid ground to breach 50% ceiling': Supreme Court strikes down Maratha reservation in jobs, education
3 years, 7 months ago

'No valid ground to breach 50% ceiling': Supreme Court strikes down Maratha reservation in jobs, education

India TV News  

Maratha Reservation Case: The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Bombay High Court order and stuck down the reservation to Marathas in government jobs and admissions in Maharashtra. The top court had in March reserved judgement on appeals filed against the Bombay High Court's June 2019 verdict which had upheld the validity of the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially …

Maratha Quota Case : Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserves Judgment After 10 Days Of Hearing
3 years, 8 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 …

Maharashtra Law Granting Maratha Quota Constitutional, Centre Tells Supreme Court [Day 7]
3 years, 9 months ago

Maharashtra Law Granting Maratha Quota Constitutional, Centre Tells Supreme Court [Day 7]

Live Law  

The Central Government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was of the opinion that the law passed by the Maharashtra assembly to provide reservations for Marathas in jobs and education is constitutional. "In Our View, SEBC Act 2018 Is Constitutional", Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of Central Government, told the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court hearing …

'Constitutional': Centre backs Maratha reservation in Supreme Court
3 years, 9 months ago

'Constitutional': Centre backs Maratha reservation in Supreme Court

India TV News  

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is of the view that the Maharashtra government can grant reservation to Maratha community in public education and employment. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, told a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that the Maharashtra government's decision is constitutional as the 102nd Amendment of the Constitution …

Supreme Court to hear all states in Maratha Reservation case, day-to-day hearing from March 15
3 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court to hear all states in Maratha Reservation case, day-to-day hearing from March 15

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday decided that all the states will be heard in a case related to Maratha reservation. A Constitution Bench of the apex court asked the states to file their reply on whether reservation could be allowed beyond 50 per cent. The bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and Ravindra …

What Uddhav Thackeray says on Maratha quota row
4 years, 3 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 …

Relaxation of 50% cap on reservation for Marathas in Maharashtra unwarranted, rules SC
4 years, 3 months ago

Relaxation of 50% cap on reservation for Marathas in Maharashtra unwarranted, rules SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday in a judgment expressed the prima facie opinion that the relaxation of the 50% cap on reservation for the Maratha community in Maharashtra is unwarranted. “Applying the law laid down by this Court in Indra Sawhney, we are of the prima facie opinion that the State of Maharashtra has not shown any extraordinary situation for …

No Extraordinary Situation Shown To Provide Reservations To Marathas By Relaxing 50% Ceiling Limit, Says SC [Read Judgment]
4 years, 3 months ago

No Extraordinary Situation Shown To Provide Reservations To Marathas By Relaxing 50% Ceiling Limit, Says SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Maratha community which comprises of 30 per cent of the population in the State of Maharashtra cannot be compared to marginalized sections of the society living in far flung and remote areas, the Supreme Court bench observed while referring the Maratha quota case to larger bench. The bench comprising of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat …

Supreme Court on Maratha reservation: Apex court stays 2018 law granting community quotas in education, jobs
4 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court on Maratha reservation: Apex court stays 2018 law granting community quotas in education, jobs

Firstpost  

The bench referred the pleas questioning the law’s validity to a larger Constitution Bench to be set up by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the implementation of 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs but made it clear that the status of those who have availed of the …

SC stays implementation of 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education & jobs
4 years, 3 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 …

SC to fast-track hearing of appeals against Maratha quota
4 years, 5 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 quota: SC to hear on July 15 plea challenging Bombay HC order
4 years, 5 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 …

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