In a judgment which brings into question the post-Mandal judicial firewall against quotas exceeding a 50% ceiling, the Bombay high court on Thursday upheld Maharashtra’s Maratha reservation policy, which takes the total quantum of quota in the state to 70%.
A bench of Justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre upheld the constitutional validity of the Maratha reservation, a matter of prolonged discord and political debate in the state. The only change the court made to the state government policy was to pare the quota from 16% to 12% in education and to 13% in jobs. It was, however, a minor change as jubilation among Maratha groups and the state government indicates. With this, reservation in Maharashtra stands at 70%, including 10% for economically weaker sections.
In a judgment which brings into question the post-Mandal judicial firewall against quotas exceeding a 50% ceiling, the Bombay high court on Thursday upheld Maharashtra’s Maratha reservation policy, which takes the total quantum of quota in the state to 70%.
A bench of Justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre upheld the constitutional validity of the Maratha reservation, a matter of prolonged discord and political debate in the state. The only change the court made to the state government policy was to pare the quota from 16% to 12% in education and to 13% in jobs. It was, however, a minor change as jubilation among Maratha groups and the state government indicates. With this, reservation in Maharashtra stands at 70%, including 10% for economically weaker sections.
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