There will be no Martha quota for jobs or college admissions for now, the Supreme Court said today, sending the larger issue of validity of such a quota to a larger bench. The Chief Justice of India, SA Bobde, will take a call on the constitution of the larger bench, the court said in response to petitions that challenged the law, arguing that the total quota now exceeds the 50 per cent cap set by the top court.
While the ruling has halted admissions under Maratha quota for this year, admissions to Post-Graduate courses will not be altered, said the three-judge bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat, which delivered the verdict.

Maharashtra had passed a law -- the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act -- in 2018, allowing 16 per cent reservation for Marathas in educational institutions and government jobs.  After the law was challenged, the Bombay High Court' upheld the constitutional validity of the law. The court, however, cut down on the quantum of quota, saying it was not "justifiable".

There will be no Martha quota for jobs or college admissions for now, the Supreme Court said today, sending the larger issue of validity of such a quota to a larger bench. The Chief Justice of India, SA Bobde, will take a call on the constitution of the larger bench, the court said in response to petitions that challenged the law, arguing that the total quota now exceeds the 50 per cent cap set by the top court.
While the ruling has halted admissions under Maratha quota for this year, admissions to Post-Graduate courses will not be altered, said the three-judge bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat, which delivered the verdict.

Maharashtra had passed a law -- the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act -- in 2018, allowing 16 per cent reservation for Marathas in educational institutions and government jobs.  After the law was challenged, the Bombay High Court' upheld the constitutional validity of the law. The court, however, cut down on the quantum of quota, saying it was not "justifiable".