SC strikes down Maharashtra law granting Maratha quota
A five-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan concurred on three major issues, framed during the hearing.
Press Trust of India | May 5, 2021 | 12:00 PM IST
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs, terming the statute as “unconstitutional". It also refused to refer the 1992 Mandal judgement, setting a 50 per cent cap on the reservation, to a larger bench for reconsideration.
A five-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan concurred on three major issues, framed during the hearing, and said that no exceptional circumstances or the case were made out by Maharashtra to breach the 50 per cent cap on the reservation.
The top court unanimously refused to refer the Mandal judgement to a larger bench for reconsideration on issues including permitting the state to breach the 50 per cent ceiling on quota in extraordinary circumstances.
The judgement came on a batch of pleas challenging the Bombay High Court verdict which had upheld the grant of reservation to Marathas in admissions and government jobs in the state.
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