Maratha Reservation

127th Constitution Amendment Bill: What it is, why it is needed and why the Opposition supports it

The amendment is necessary to restore powers of the state governments to maintain a state list of OBCs which was taken away by a Supreme Court interpretation in May this year

Maratha quota row: Leaders across party lines stage protests seeking reservation in Maharashtra's Kolhapur

Among those present at the agitation were Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar and Congress leader Satej Patil

Uddhav Thackeray meets Narendra Modi, discusses Maratha quota issue, GST compensation

Maharashtra deputy chief minister and senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar and senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan also accompanied Thackeray during the meeting with the prime minister

Explained: SC striking down Maratha reservation will keep the pot stirring over quota agitation

Calls for a fresh push for the demand have followed the Supreme Court's 5 May decision that held that total reservations cannot breach the 50 percent ceiling.

Maharashtra govt making 'all possible effort' to give reservation to Maratha community, says Ajit Pawar

Last month, the Supreme Court had struck down the state govt's law granting quota to Marathas in college admissions and public jobs, terming it 'unconstitutional'

Maharashtra allows Marathas to avail EWS quota, but announcement unlikely to placate community's anger

The issue of reservation for Marathas is likely to dominate Maharashtra politics in the near future

SC quashes Maharashtra law granting Maratha reservations, says community can't be declared as backward

The top court has struck down the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018

As SC considers referring Indra Sawhney judgment to larger bench, a look back at implications of landmark verdict

The verdict in the case of the Indra Sawhney vs Union of India— also known as the Mandal verdict — capped reservations at 50 percent

Maratha quota: SC seeks response from all states on 50% reservation cap, next hearing on 15 March

The top court will examine the question of interpretation of the 102nd amendment to the Constitution dealing with reservation to a particular community, named in the list prepared by the president

Supreme Court to decide schedule of hearing pleas pertaining to Maratha quota on 5 February

The apex court had stayed the implementation of the SEBC Act but made it clear that status of those who have availed of the benefits would not be disturbed