Maratha Reservation

The bench observed that the Maharashtra government had on 4 May said no regular appointments were being made at the moment given the pandemic

The Supreme Court did not stay the order of the Bombay high court which upheld the constitutional validity of the state government law giving quota in education and jobs to the Maratha communityThe court also said the state cannot implement the Maratha reservation, retrospectively

Defining economic backwardness, implementation by states among major challenges, say experts

The bill was passed by voice vote without any discussion, and will now go to the governor to be signed into a law

Maharashtra govt's social justice department tells the HC that the final report on providing reservation to the Maratha community would be submitted by 15 November

Maharashtra police gearing up to prevent violence during the Mumbai bandh called by Maratha organisations demanding reservations in jobs and education

The Maharashtra State Commission for Backward Classes will submit a report to the Bombay HC on the progress it has made so far and the time it will take to submit its final report to the state govt

Sakal Maratha Samaj, umbrella organization of Marathas, says people have little cash in hand and it would not be proper to organize the protest in this situation

Bombay HC to hear the matter on providing 16% quota for Marathas in govt-run and aided educational institutions and govt jobs on 13 October

BJP's state executive meeting adopted a resolution seeking to provide quota to the Maratha community, while criticizing the Congress and NCP for ignoring the demand