The Bombay High Court on Wednesday began hearing the issue of interim relief in the Maratha quota petitions. One of the petitioners has argued in court that the community did not require any reservation in education or government jobs as it is not qualify as a backward class.
In February 2024, the Maharashtra government decided to grant 10% reservation to the Maratha community under the Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) category. The Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya, and Justices G.S. Kulkarni and Firdosh Pooniwalla was hearing the petition challenging this decision.
The petitions sought an interim stay on the Maratha quota, and asked that no admissions took place in educational institutes nor government jobs be provided under this reservation.
