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“Can’t Be Called Socially or Educatinally Backward”: Supreme Court Strikes Down Contentious Maratha Reservation

TestHostEntryMay 5, 2021June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryMay 5, 2021June 3, 2022

The Maratha reservation, which was set aside from the 27% reservation given to the OBC castes, violated the Supreme Court’s decision to keep the reservation...

National

Maharashtra: Maha Vikas Aghadi might bring 5% reservation for Muslims

TestHostEntryFebruary 8, 2020June 4, 2022

by TestHostEntryFebruary 8, 2020June 4, 2022

After defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the then Congress-NCP government-approved quotas in jobs and education for Marathas (16%) and Muslims (5%). Mumbai: Uddhav...

Politics

Maharashtra govt files caveat in SC anticipating challenge to Maratha quota verdict

TestHostEntryJune 28, 2019

by TestHostEntryJune 28, 2019

New Delhi | The Maharashtra government on Friday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court anticipating challenge to the verdict passed by the Bombay High Court...

Politics

Maratha quota, caste violence dominated 2018 in Maharashtra

TestHostEntryDecember 19, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryDecember 19, 2018June 3, 2022

Mumbai | Quota politics and caste violence took centre stage in Maharashtra during the year, which also saw ruling BJP and Shiv Sena continue their...

Politics

Lawyer opposing Maratha quota attacked outside Bombay High Court

TestHostEntryDecember 10, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryDecember 10, 2018June 3, 2022

Mumbai | A lawyer who had filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court against the new legislation providing reservation to Maratha community in Maharashtra...

National

Bombay HC refuses interim stay on Maharashtra legislation on Maratha quota

TestHostEntryDecember 5, 2018

by TestHostEntryDecember 5, 2018

Mumbai | The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to order an interim stay on the Maharashtra government’s new legislation providing reservation to Maratha community. A...

National

Maratha quota Bill, ATR to be tabled in Maharashtra Legislature

TestHostEntryNovember 29, 2018

by TestHostEntryNovember 29, 2018

Mumbai | The much-awaited draft Bill which provides for reservation to the Maratha community will be tabled for passage in the Maharashtra Legislature on Thursday. A...

Politics

Maharashtra Assembly adjourned twice over Maratha quota issue

TestHostEntryNovember 27, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryNovember 27, 2018June 3, 2022

Mumbai | The Maharashtra Assembly was adjourned twice on Tuesday over the issue of tabling in the House of the State Backward Class Commission’s report recommending...

National

Cabinet in process of tabling report on Maratha quota in House: Maharashtra government

TestHostEntryNovember 21, 2018

by TestHostEntryNovember 21, 2018

Mumbai | The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court Wednesday that it was in the process of tabling the State Backward Class Commission’s recommendations on...

Politics

Constitutional process for quota needs time, maintain peace: Pawar to Maratha agitators

TestHostEntryAugust 11, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryAugust 11, 2018June 3, 2022

Mumbai| NCP president Sharad Pawar today said the constitutional process for grant of reservation to the Maratha community would need time, and agitators must keep this...