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 High Court had stayed the implementation of Maratha reservation. Many parties, including the State of Maharashtra approached Supreme Court against the stay order given by the High Court, but the Apex Court refused to interfere with the High Court order. Earlier, the High Court had stayed five percent reservations for Muslims in government service but had allowed quotas for them in educational institutions.The High Court had said that according to the Supreme Court headings, reservation could not surpass 50 percent.

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Maratha reservation: Uddhav ready to back if PM Modi makes a decision
7 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 …

SC declines to grant interim stay of Patna HC decision quashing 65% quota in Bihar
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SC declines to grant interim stay of Patna HC decision quashing 65% quota in Bihar

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 29 refused to order interim stay of a Patna High Court decision quashing reservation up to 65% for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in public employment and institutions. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Shyam Divan, for Bihar, urged the court to stay the High Court decision which had …

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

Bombay High Court Directs Advocates And Litigants Not To Mention Caste Or Religion Of Parties In Memo Of Parties
1 year ago

Bombay High Court Directs Advocates And Litigants Not To Mention Caste Or Religion Of Parties In Memo Of Parties

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently issued a notice prohibiting advocates and litigants from mentioning the caste or religion of any parties in petitions, suits, or proceedings filed before the court. “…the Advocates and Parties-in-person shall not mention the Caste / Religion of any parties in the memo of parties in any petition / suit / proceeding filed before the Principal …

Maratha reservation: Manoj Jarange Patil unhappy, seeks quota under OBC category
1 year, 1 month ago

Maratha reservation: Manoj Jarange Patil unhappy, seeks quota under OBC category

Live Mint  

Even after the Maharashtra government passed the Maratha Reservation Bill in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, February 20, Manoj Jarange Patil, the activist who led the movement, is not ready to end his hunger strike. Reiterating his demand, Patil said that reservation offered by the state government will “benefit only 100-150 Maratha people”. Earlier today, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly unanimously …

Maharashtra assembly passes 10% Maratha reservation bill, for the third time in a decade
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Maratha quota: Plea in High Court challenges state backward classes panel's report
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Experts sceptical about curative petition leading to Maratha quota
1 year, 3 months ago

Experts sceptical about curative petition leading to Maratha quota

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Although the Supreme Court has decided to hear the curative petition on Maratha reservation on January 24, legal experts and community leaders say it is unlikely to serve the purpose. HT Image After the Maratha reservation quota was quashed by the apex court in May 2021, followed by a rejection of the review petition, the state moved the court …

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 …

CONTROVERSY | Maratha reservation issue still on the boil in Maharashtra even after Manoj Jarange de-escalates his agitation
1 year, 6 months ago

CONTROVERSY | Maratha reservation issue still on the boil in Maharashtra even after Manoj Jarange de-escalates his agitation

The Hindu  

Police crackdown on Maratha protesters in Antarwali Sarati ignites a fierce political battle, putting the government on the defensive. That’s why Sharad Pawar is trying to target him.” However, the charge against the State government for the police lathicharge resonated across the State, with every rally held by the Maratha community blaming the government for it. In 2018, after receiving …

Maharashtra govt. forms committee to explore reservation for Marathas
1 year, 6 months ago

Maharashtra govt. forms committee to explore reservation for Marathas

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said his government has constituted a panel that will submit within a month its report telling how Marathas from the Marathwada region can be included in the OBC category and given the Kunbi caste certificate. He said officials have also been told to study the Supreme Court order, which had declared the Maratha …

Explainer: The legal angle to the Maratha reservation row
1 year, 6 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 …

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Change Name Of Bombay High Court As Maharashtra High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Change Name Of Bombay High Court As Maharashtra High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition which sought to change the name of Bombay High Court as Maharashtra High Court.A bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath dismissed the petition filed by VP Patil after noting that it is a matter to be decided by the Parliament. The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition which sought …

Uttarakhand High Court Continues Stay On Tree Felling In Sahastradhara
2 years, 7 months ago

Uttarakhand High Court Continues Stay On Tree Felling In Sahastradhara

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court has extended the stay on the proposal to cut thousands of trees to widen the road connecting an important tourist destination in Uttarakhand, Sahastradhara. Mr. Abhijay Negi, counsel for the petitioner had raised objections to the proposed felling of eucalyptus trees, relying on a report which stated such trees to be good for the ecology, having …

Gujarat High Court Holds Petitions Challenging Liquor Prohibition Law As Maintainable
3 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat High Court Holds Petitions Challenging Liquor Prohibition Law As Maintainable

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Monday held as maintainable a batch of writ petitions challenging the prohibition on manufacture, sale and consumption of liquor in the state as per the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav rejected the preliminary objection raised by the State of Gujarat against the maintainability of. The …

Centre must clarify its stand on Maratha quota, says BJP MP
3 years, 8 months ago

Centre must clarify its stand on Maratha quota, says BJP MP

The Hindu  

A day after the Supreme Court refused to re-examine its May 5 verdict holding the reservation for the Maratha community unconstitutional, influential community leader and BJP MP Sambhaji Chhatarapati — a direct descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji — said the Centre must clarify where it stood on the issue and urged it to issue an ordinance to resolve the imbroglio. The …

Explained: SC striking down Maratha reservation will keep the pot stirring over quota agitation
3 years, 9 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 …

Maratha reservation: What has happened so far
3 years, 9 months ago

Maratha reservation: What has happened so far

India Today  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray met Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the much-talked about Maratha reservation issue in New Delhi on Tuesday. The issue has been at the centre of Maharashtra's politics since the Maratha reservation was struck down by the Supreme Court in early May. WHY UDDHAV TURNED TO MODI A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court in …

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 …

Maharashtra CM terms SC decision to quash Maratha reservation as unfortunate
3 years, 10 months ago

Maharashtra CM terms SC decision to quash Maratha reservation as unfortunate

Live Mint  

Terming the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs as unfortunate, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in this matter and make a law to give reservations to Marathas. "Unfortunate that Supreme Court rejected the law of reservation to Maratha community in …

Maharashtra government failed to convince Supreme Court: BJP reacts to Maratha reservation verdict
3 years, 10 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 quota | Uddhav Thackeray government failed to present strong case, says BJP
3 years, 10 months ago

Maratha quota | Uddhav Thackeray government failed to present strong case, says BJP

The Hindu  

The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday flayed the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government for failing to fight hard for the community’s interests in the Supreme Court to get the Maratha quota law implemented in Maharashtra. “The Supreme Court’s judgment is especially disheartening given that our previous government had successfully made the Maratha quota law stick in the Bombay …

Supreme Court's decision to quash Maratha reservation unfortunate: Uddhav Thackeray
3 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court's decision to quash Maratha reservation unfortunate: Uddhav Thackeray

India TV News  

Terming the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs as unfortunate, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said the legal battle for the reservations to that community will continue till there is “victory”. In a statement after the apex court verdict, Thackeray said, “With folded hands, we request the …

Maratha quota | Uddhav Thackeray asks Narendra Modi to show ‘courage’
3 years, 10 months ago

Maratha quota | Uddhav Thackeray asks Narendra Modi to show ‘courage’

The Hindu  

As the Supreme Court scrapped the Maharashtra government’s law giving reservation to the Maratha community in jobs and education, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that he could not welcome the verdict as the court had scrapped the law “unanimously passed by the sovereign State legislature”. Since we have been guided by the apex court, we now request both …

SC strikes down Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas
3 years, 10 months ago

SC strikes down Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas

Hindustan Times  

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 unanimously refused to refer the Mandal judgement to a larger bench for reconsideration …

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 …

Supreme Court declares Maratha quota law unconstitutional
3 years, 10 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 …

Supreme Court Strikes Down Maratha Quota; Says No Exceptional Circumstance To Grant Reservation In Excess Of 50% Ceiling Limit
3 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Strikes Down Maratha Quota; Says No Exceptional Circumstance To Grant Reservation In Excess Of 50% Ceiling Limit

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has struck down the Maratha quota in excess of 50% ceiling limit as unconstitutional.The Court unanimously held that there were no exceptional circumstances justifying the grant of reservation to Marathas in excess of 50% ceiling limit as a Socially and Economically Backward Class. A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has struck down …

'No valid ground to breach 50% ceiling': Supreme Court strikes down Maratha reservation in jobs, education
3 years, 10 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 …

Bombay High Court Stays Evictions, Dispossessions, Demolitions Till May 7; Extends Interim Orders Till Then
3 years, 11 months ago

Bombay High Court Stays Evictions, Dispossessions, Demolitions Till May 7; Extends Interim Orders Till Then

Live Law  

Given the surge in Covid – 19 cases in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court at its principal seat in Mumbai will continue to hear cases virtually till May 7, it was decided at an Administrative Committee meeting chaired by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, on Friday. In a judicial order passed subsequently a full bench of CJ and Justices AA Sayyed, …

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 …

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

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 Reservation: Supreme Court Issues Notice To All States, Will Consider Whether Mandal Commission Judgment To Be Re-looked
4 years ago

Maratha Reservation: Supreme Court Issues Notice To All States, Will Consider Whether Mandal Commission Judgment To Be Re-looked

Live Law  

Noting the submission of the Maharashtra government that the principle question that has arisen is the interpretation of the 102nd Constitutional Amendment and that it will impact the legislative competence of all States, the Supreme court on Monday issued notice to all the states in the Maratha reservation matter, adjourning the hearing to March 15.A five-judge bench headed by Justice. …

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

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 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 …

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Jharkhand Speaker's Plea Against HC Stay On Disqualification Notice To Babulal Marandi
4 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Jharkhand Speaker's Plea Against HC Stay On Disqualification Notice To Babulal Marandi

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a special leave petition filed by the Speaker of Jharkhand assembly challenging the the stay ordered by the Jharkhand High Court on the disqualification notice served on Babulal Marandi MLA.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India said that the bench was not inclined to entertain the plea as the High …

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 …

Relaxation of 50% cap on reservation for Marathas in Maharashtra unwarranted, rules SC
4 years, 6 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 …

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