Maratha Quota Unconstitutional: Supreme Court of India
- 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
1.On Revisiting Indira Sawhney Ruling
- One of the key issues before the court was to examine whether the 1992 landmark ruling in Indra Sawhney vs Union of India had to be revisited. The ruling by ....
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