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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TopicMaratha quota

Topic: Maratha quota

MVA-BJP blame game begins after SC Maratha quota order, Uddhav nudges PM for ‘speedy decision’

BJP's Devendra Fadnavis, meanwhile, blames 'lack of coordination' in the way MVA govt put forth state’s version, wants a committee of judges to understand the shortcomings and prepare a report.

SC quashes Maharashtra law giving quota to Marathas, terms it ‘unconstitutional’

The apex court also refused to refer the 1992 Mandal judgment, setting a 50% limit on reservation, to a larger bench.

‘Why not promote education?’ — SC says affirmative action is not just reservation

The Supreme Court bench, hearing the Maratha quota case, said states should establish institutes more for the upliftment of socially and educationally backward classes.

Maharashtra says it wasn’t fully heard in Maratha quota case, SC calls claim ‘unfair’

Last month, the Supreme Court had stayed the implementation of the 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs.

Maharashtra govt files plea in Supreme Court over Maratha quota stay order

The state govt's move to file a plea before a larger bench of the Supreme Court comes amid protests by various pro-quota Maratha bodies.

Maharashtra govt says will keep aside 13% posts for Marathas during police recruitment

The announcement by Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh comes amid Supreme Court's recent interim order staying implementation of the state law granting reservation to the Marathas.

SC stayed Maratha reservation but Maharashtra govt can still find a way. Here’s how

More than a century after Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj introduced caste-based quota in Kolhapur, the Maratha community in Maharashtra is fighting a legal battle to save reservation.

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