Supreme Court on Maratha Reservation Law

A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court recently struck down the Maharashtra law granting reservation to the Maratha community in admissions and government jobs in the state.

  • The court had framed six questions of law on the issue; it unanimously agreed on three of those issues, while the verdict was split 3:2 on the other three.

Supreme Court’s Opinion on Key Issues

  • On Revisiting Indira Sawhney Ruling
    1. One of the key issues before the court was to examine whether the 1992 landmark ruling in Indra Sawhney v Union of India had to be revisited. The ruling by a nine-judge ....
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