{"id":54870,"date":"2018-12-04T21:44:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T16:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=54870"},"modified":"2018-12-04T21:44:25","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T16:14:25","slug":"petition-in-hc-challenging-maharastra-govts-maratha-quota-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/petition-in-hc-challenging-maharastra-govts-maratha-quota-move","title":{"rendered":"Petition in HC challenging Maharastra govt&#8217;s Maratha quota move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" data-attachment-id=\"54871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/petition-in-hc-challenging-maharastra-govts-maratha-quota-move\/maratha-reservation\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/Maratha-reservation.jpg?fit=842%2C486&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"842,486\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Maratha-reservation\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/Maratha-reservation.jpg?fit=640%2C369&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/Maratha-reservation.jpg?resize=640%2C369&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/Maratha-reservation.jpg?w=842&amp;ssl=1 842w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/Maratha-reservation.jpg?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/Maratha-reservation.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/Maratha-reservation.jpg?resize=768%2C443&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MUMBAI:&nbsp;A petition was filed in the Bombay High Court on Monday seeking to strike down the reservation to Marathas as it is unconstitutional.&nbsp;According to the petitioner, advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte, the 16 per cent quotas for the Marathas recently announced by the state government was violative of the Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Nov 29, the Maharashtra legislature passed a bill granting 16% reservation in education &amp; govt. jobs for the Maratha community under the socially and educationally backward category (SEBC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadavarte is likely to mention the petition before a division bench of Chief Justice N H Patil and Justice M S Karnik on December 6.&nbsp;Last week, Vinod Patil, a petitioner from the Maratha community, had filed a caveat in the Bombay High Court seeking to be heard before any order was passed staying the quota.&nbsp;The bill was approved &amp; signed by the Maharashtra governor on Nov 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUMBAI:&nbsp;A petition was filed in the Bombay High Court on Monday seeking to strike down the reservation to Marathas as it is unconstitutional.&nbsp;According to the petitioner, advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte, the 16 per cent quotas for the Marathas recently announced by the state government was violative of the Constitution. 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