Supreme Court’s decision to quash Maratha reservation unlucky: Uddhav Thackeray
Terming the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Maharashtra legislation granting quota to Marathas in admissions and authorities jobs as unlucky, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday mentioned the authorized battle for the reservations to that neighborhood will proceed until there’s “victory”.
In an announcement after the apex courtroom verdict, Thackeray mentioned, “With folded hands, we request the prime minister and the president to take an immediate decision on Maratha quota.”
The chief minister mentioned he expects the Centre to present the identical alacrity on the Maratha quota problem because it did in delivering verdicts on points just like the Shah Bano case and repeal of Article 370 for which the Constitution was amended.
Thackeray mentioned BJP MP Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje has been looking for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appointment over the Maratha quota problem for the final one yr however to no avail.
The apex courtroom has scrapped a decision taken by all events within the state legislature, he mentioned. The authorized battle for Maratha quota will proceed until there’s “victory”, Thackeray mentioned.
Earlier within the day, the SC termed the state legislation on Maratha quota as “unconstitutional” and held there have been no distinctive circumstances to breach the 50 per cent reservation cap set by the 1992 Mandal verdict.
The judgement got here on a batch of pleas difficult the Bombay High Court verdict which had upheld the grant of reservation to Marathas in admissions and authorities jobs within the state.
The Maharashtra State Reservation (of seats for admission in academic establishments within the State and for appointments within the public companies and posts beneath the State) for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act 2018 was enacted to grant reservation to individuals of the Maratha neighborhood within the state in jobs and admissions.
The Bombay High Court, whereas upholding the legislation in June 2019, had held that 16 per cent reservation was not justifiable and the quota mustn’t exceed 12 per cent in employment and 13 per cent in admissions.
