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Bombay High Court Halts Reservation in Minority College Admissions, Schedules July 18 Maratha Quota Hearing

The court ruled that quotas for SC, ST and OBC candidates contradict constitutional protections guaranteed to minority educational institutions.

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Overview

  • The Bombay High Court stayed the state’s May 6 resolution mandating SC/ST/OBC reservations in first-year junior college admissions at minority-run institutions.
  • Justices M.S. Karnik and N.R. Borkar ordered the government to update the online FYJC portal to exclude social reservation from minority colleges.
  • Petitioners argued the resolution breached Article 15(5) and Article 30(1) by overriding minority institutions’ rights to self-administration, citing a similar clause withdrawn in 2019.
  • A special bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge, N.J. Jamadar and Sandeep Marne will hear fresh challenges to the 2024 Maratha quota law from July 18 under an interim arrangement.
  • The Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2024, grants 10% reservation to the Maratha community but faces contention over backwardness criteria and the 50% cap on total quotas.