AA Edit | Thorny quota for Marathas

Maharashtra's push for a 10% Maratha quota raises legal and fairness concerns, pushing the reservation system's limits

Maharashtra govt approves bill to extend 10% reservation to Marathas

Following the 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community, the total reservation in Maharashtra will go up to 72 per cent

The issue has taken centre-stage with the emergence of Manoj Jarange Patil from the backward Marathwada region.

The demand for a Maratha quota started in the 1980s coinciding with the Mandal Commission debate.

The court said that to change the 50 per cent limit is to have a society which is not founded on equality but based on caste rule

Observing at any interference at this stage would lead to a "chaos”.

Mr Sadavarte has written a letter to governor Vidyasagar Rao requesting him not to sign the state’s ordinance.

The apex court observed that since the admission process had already begun last year, the HC order was right.

If anyone wants to say anything in this matter now, they will have to give written submissions.

The high court is now hearing arguments of those who support the Maratha quota.