Tag: Maratha community

Debate must follow

A five-judge Constitution Bench wondered out aloud for how many generations quotas in education and employment would continue while hearing a specific case ~ of reservations for the Maratha community proposed by the state of Maharashtra which breaches the 50 per cent quota limit laid down by the Court in the Indra Sawhney (Mandal) case.

March 24, 2021

Maratha reservation can’t be implemented with retrospective effect: SC notice to Maharashtra govt

The Bombay High Court on June 27 upheld the constitutional validity of reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education.

July 12, 2019

Maharashtra Assembly approves 16% quota for Marathas in education, jobs

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who tabled the bill, thanked Opposition members for helping in the passage of the bill unanimously.

November 29, 2018

Man ends life, ‘suicide note’ mentions debt, Maratha quota

Karbhari Shelke was found hanging from the ceiling of a room in his house in the Vijaynagar area, a Pundliknagar police official said.

August 12, 2018