Maratha community News

Reservation in jobs and education provided by the then Maharashtra government to the Maratha community under the socially and educationally backward category in 2018 was quashed by the Supreme Court in May 2021.

Earlier on Saturday, Shinde said that the state government was committed to providing reservations to the Maratha community. 

Vinayak Mete was a Shiv Sangram party leader and former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council He died after a vehicle hit his car on Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Sunday morning Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis rushed to the MGM hospital this morning

A state government constituted committee, headed by Justice (retd) Dilip Bhosale, studied the SC judgement and recommended filing a review petition The law passed by the state legislature on November 30, 2018, gave 16 per cent quota in jobs and education to Maratha community

The Supreme Court struck down reservations for the Maratha community in education and jobs exceeding 50 per cent The top court in its judgment said that there was no valid ground to breach 50 per cent reservation while granting Maratha reservation in the state

The SC said that status of those who have already taken benefits of the 2018 law shall not be disturbed The Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018 was enacted to grant reservation to people of the Maratha community in Maharashtra in jobs and admissions The Bombay HC, while upholding the law in June last year, had held that 16% reservation was not justifiable and said that the quota should not exceed 12% in employment and 13% in admissions

The auspicious day of performing puja is decided as per the lunar calendar and this year it falls on July 23.

A sessions court in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar will pronounce the quantum sentence for the three convicts in the Kopardi rape and murder case.

Three men, accused in the 2016 Kopardi rape and murder case, have been pronounced guilty by Ahmednagar district sessions court on Saturday. The quantum of punishment to be pronounced on  November 21.

Hours after the Maratha community took out a 'mammoth' silent protest march in Mumbai crippling traffic and normal life, the Maharashtra Chief Minister announced to extend all concessions that are currently given to Other Backward Castes (OBC).

Bemoaning the continuance of social evil of dowry in her Maratha community, a young girl from a village in Maharashtra on Friday committed suicide to "lessen" the burden of her poor father.

The Maratha community, predominant in Maharashtra politics, had earlier taken out silent marches in various districts of the state last year.

The state government wants to grant reservation to the community in government jobs and educational institutions across the state.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday voiced dissatisfaction over the Maharashtra government's delay in filing affidavit and other submissions in a matter pertaining to reservation in government jobs and educational institutions in the state for the Maratha community.

With the Maratha community's state-wide silent marches making news, a group of techies have developed a mobile App to provide better communication about the rallies. A Kolhapur-based software firm today launched the App named 'EXYnow' for Maratha Kranti Morcha which has received over 500 downloads so far.

Cartoonist Shreenivas Prabhudesai had apologized for the cartoon which had unleashed a wave of anger and protests among the powerful Maratha community in Maharashtra.

A division bench of justices Anoop Mohta and G S Kulkarni directed all the parties concerned to submit their written arguments by October 13.

Saamana cartoonist Shreenivas Prabhudesai on Wednesday expressed regret over a cartoon that led to protests by the Maratha community in Maharashtra.

Saamana caricaturist Shreenivas Prabhudesai on Wednesday expressed regret over an objectionable cartoon which led to a storm of protests from the Maratha community, including attacks on the newspaper`s office and printing press.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said his government was committed to resolve the issues being raised by the Maratha community, agitating over reservation demand and punishment for culprits of Kopardi rape and murder case.