No Maratha Quota For College Admissions, Jobs For Now In Maharashtra, Says Supreme Court; Refers Matter To Larger Bench

Maratha Community Comprises 30 Per Cent Of The Population In Maharashtra And It Cannot Be Compared To Marginalized Sections Of The Society, The Supreme Court Said As It Stayed The Implementation Of 2018 State Law Granting Reservation To Them In Education & Jobs. The Top Court Said That It Is Of Prima Facie Opinion That Maharashtra Government Did Not Show Any Extraordinary Situation For Providing Reservation To Marathas In Excess Of 50 Per Cent Cap Fixed By The Apex Court In Its 1992 Verdict, Also Known As The ‘Mandal Verdict’. It Said That Appointments To Public Services & Government Posts And Admissions To Educational Institutions For The Academic Year 2020-21 Shall Be Made Without Applying 2018 State Law Providing For Maratha Quota. Apex Court Said The Implementation Of The 2018 State Act During The Pendency Of These Appeals Will Cause Irreparable Loss Of The Candidates Belonging To The Open Category. Socially & Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act 2018 Was Enacted To Grant Reservation To People Of Maratha Community In Maharashtra In Jobs & Admissions. The Bombay High Court, While Upholding The Law In June 2019, Had Held That 16 Per Cent Reservation Was Not Justifiable And Said That Quota Should Not Exceed 12 Per Cent In Employment And 13 Per Cent In Admissions. An Apex Court Bench Of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta And S Ravindra Bhat Said That The State Government Has Failed To Make Out A Special Case For Providing Reservation To Maratha Community In Excess Of 50 Per Cent And Neither Has Any Caution Been Exercised By The State In Doing So. The Top Court Said That The Issue Of Interpretation Of Provisions Inserted By The Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act, 2018 Is A Substantial Question Of Law As To The Interpretation Of The Constitution And Hence The Appeals Against Validity Of 2018 Law To Be Referred To A Larger Bench. Watch the video to no more.

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