Supreme Court nixes Maratha reservation, no review of 50% ceiling on quota

Supreme Court nixes Maratha reservation, no review of 50% ceiling on quota

he Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs, terming it as “unconstitutional”, and held there were no exceptional circumstances to breach the 50 per cent reservation cap set by the 1992 Mandal verdict.

The top court also refused to refer the Mandal judgement to a larger bench for reconsideration, saying it has been upheld time and again by its various verdicts.

 

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