Legal battle for the reservations to Maratha community will continue till there is victory, says Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs, terming the statute as unconstitutional"
One of the appeals filed by J Laxman Rao Patil had earlier sought stay on the High Court order
Maharashtra has the legislative competence for granting reservation quota to Marathas, the Centre told the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is likely to hear the Maratha reservation case on March 8
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi president Prakash Ambedkar on Thursday said his party will support the Maharashtra bandh called by some Maratha outfits on October 10 over the quota issue
The Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government''s move comes amidst protests by various pro-quota Maratha bodies in the state
For the last few days, several parts of Maharashtra have been witnessing protests against the Supreme Court stay on reservations in government jobs and college admissions for Marathas
Chavan said the government's submission in the apex court on Monday was a reference to the GR issued on May 4
The Bombay High Court, in its June 27 order, had said the 50 per cent cap on total reservations imposed by the SC could be exceeded in exceptional circumstances.
The apex court is seized of 5 petitions, including those filed by J Laxman Rao Patil and lawyer Sanjeet Shukla, challenging the Bombay HC's order which upheld the constitutional validity of the quota
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi did not stay the Bombay High Court court order upholding the constitutional validity of the Maratha quota law
The plea was filed in the apex court by Sanjeet Shukla, a representative of an NGO, "Youth for Equality"
The plea, which might come up for hearing next week, said the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act breached the 50-per cent cap set by the apex court
SC bench said the admission process ended on June 17 and it cannot pass any order on the plea
The state government shall till then not make any appointment in any of its departments under the new legislation, the court said
Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao had last week approved and signed the Maratha Reservation Bill after the state Assembly unanimously passed it
According to the current schedule, the Winter session, which began in Mumbai on November 19, will conclude on November 30
The minister added there was a 'possibility' that the bill could be introduced in the house Wednesday itself
On Sunday, the Maharashtra government approved reservation in government jobs and educational institutes for members of the community