The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the reservation in authorities jobs and academic establishments for the Maratha neighborhood introduced in by the Maharashtra authorities in 2018, saying it exceeded the 50 per cent cap imposed earlier.

A five-judge Constitution Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and Ravindra Bhat in its judgment mentioned that that individuals from the Maratha neighborhood can’t be declared as educationally and socially backward neighborhood to convey them throughout the reserved class.

Justice Bhushan mentioned, “With respect to Article 342 A, we have upheld the Constitutional Amendment and it does not violate any Constitutional provision and therefore, we have dismissed the writ petition challenging the Maratha Reservation.”

The Supreme Court in its judgment mentioned that there was no legitimate floor to breach 50 per cent reservation whereas granting Maratha reservation.

The bench was listening to appeals difficult the Bombay High Court order that upheld reservations to Marathas in jobs and schooling underneath Maharashtra Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018.

The High Court, whereas upholding the Maratha quota, held that 16 per cent reservation just isn’t justifiable and dominated that reservation shouldn’t exceed 12 per cent in employment and 13 per cent in schooling as beneficial by the State Backward Commission.