The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed of Maharashtra law to grant reservation for Marathas in jobs and education institutions and also ruled that there was no need to re-examine its 1992 verdict capping quota at 50 per cent.
A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat were unanimous on unconstitutionality of Maratha law and said that Maratha community cannot be declared as socially and educationally backward community to grant them reservation. The court also also pointed out that there was no exceptional circumstances and extraordinary situation to justify breach of 50 percent cap in granting reservation to Marathas.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed of Maharashtra law to grant reservation for Marathas in jobs and education institutions and also ruled that there was no need to re-examine its 1992 verdict capping quota at 50 per cent.
A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat were unanimous on unconstitutionality of Maratha law and said that Maratha community cannot be declared as socially and educationally backward community to grant them reservation. The court also also pointed out that there was no exceptional circumstances and extraordinary situation to justify breach of 50 percent cap in granting reservation to Marathas.