Politics · India · 2 hrs ago
Bombay High Court rejects request for daily hearings on Maratha quota
The Bombay High Court declined daily hearings in petitions about Maharashtra’s 10% quota for Marathas in education and state jobs.
The petitions challenge a law passed by Maharashtra’s legislature in February 2024.
The law is based on a commission report that cited circumstances for giving Marathas reservation beyond the 50% limit.
The court said it was giving the case priority but would schedule hearings around its workload.
A previous Maratha quota law was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2021 because it found no justification for exceeding the 50% ceiling.
The current case includes submissions from a lawyer representing a petitioner who challenges the quota.
The next hearing is set for November 27.
The Bombay High Court declined a request to hear daily petitions challenging a 10% Maratha quota in education and state service.
The court said it was trying to give priority to the petitions and related matters but would hear them at intervals.
A three-judge Bench issued the order on November 5.
The next hearing is scheduled for November 27.
The quota was enacted in February 2024 and is based on a commission report recommending reservation beyond the 50% limit.
- Who
- The Bombay High Court, in a Bench of Justices Makarand Karnik, Nijamoodin Jamadar and Sandeep Marne.
- What
- It declined a request for daily hearings on petitions challenging a 10% Maratha quota in education and state service.
- When
- The order was issued on November 5, 2026. The next hearing is scheduled for November 27.
- Where
- Bombay High Court, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The Bench said it was assigning hearing sessions at intervals while taking account of its workload.
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The legislature passed the Act providing a 10% quota for Marathas in education and state service.
The Act was notified.
The Bench began hearing the matter; it has heard it four times since then.
The High Court declined the request for daily hearings.
The next hearing is scheduled to continue.
- Quota
- 10% in education and state service
- Order date
- November 5, 2026
- Next hearing
- November 27, 2026
- Case
- PIL 30 of 2024, Bhausaheb Bhujangrao Pawar vs State of Maharashtra
- Bench
- Justices Makarand Karnik, Nijamoodin Jamadar and Sandeep Marne