Quota struck down

The Supreme Court quashed a Maharashtra law for the reservation to Marathas in jobs and educational institutions and declined to review the 50% ceiling on quota

THE RULING

SC said the quota breached the 50% ceiling on reservation, and that the state govt failed to show any extraordinary reason why Marathas were socially and economically backward.

The court also ruled that only the Centre can notify social and educationally backward classes (SEBCs), effectively dealing a blow to the powers of state govts in enforcing such laws.

“To change the 50% limit is to have a society which is not founded on equality but based on caste rule.”

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