MARATHA QUOTA CASE

DR JAISHREE LAXMANRAO PATIL vs CHIEF

MINISTER
 WHO ARE MARATHAS?

Mainly 1/3rd
Community of
peasants & population of
Maharashtra
landholders Maharashtra

Mainly A ‘warrior’
Marathi caste in
speaking history
 THE MAHARASHTRA STATE RESERVATION (of
seats for admission in educational institutions
in the State and for appointments or posts in
the public services under the State) for
Educationally & Socially Backward Category
(ESBC) Ordinance, 2014)

Granted 16%
Passed in July
reservation to
2014
the Marathas
VERDICTS OF THE COURTS ON THE
ORDINANCE

Bombay HC SC dismissed
stayed the the challenge to
Ordinance interim order
 STATE COMMISSION

Maharashtra State
Backward Class Concluded - Recommended –
Commission Marathas are 16% Reservation to
backward Marathas
(2017)
 ACT PASSED

Socially & Educationally

Backward Classes Proposed – 16%
(SEBC) Act reservation to the
Marathas
(2018)
 CHALLENGES TO THE ACT
Based on Justice
Unconstitutional – Gaikwad Commission
Several Writ Petitions
Exceeds 50% ceiling Report – Lacks
filed
limit imposed by SC Reliability, Scientific &
Adequate data

No extraordinary Violates Constitutional

Violates Article 14, 16 conditions to increase 102nd Amendment Act
& 19 of Constitution reservation from 52% 2018 & Overrules HC
to 68% 2014 & 2016 orders
 Following the 2001 State Reservation Act, the total reservation in the
state of Maharashtra was 52%. This included the quota for :
Category Quota
SCs 13%
STs 7%
OBCs 19%
Special Backward Classes 2%
Vimukta Jati 3%
Nomadic Tribe B 2.5%
Nomadic Tribe C-Dhangar 3.5%
Nomadic Tribe D-Vanjari 2%

With the addition of 12-13% Maratha quota, the total reservation in the
state of would be 62%-63%.
 HC FINDINGS
Bombay HC upheld
the constitutional 16% quota not
validity of the SEBC justifiable
Act

50% Ceiling limit can

Granted 12%
be exceeded by the
educational & 13%
State in extraordinary
employment quota
conditions
 SC FINDINGS

Struck down
Reservation is Violates Article 14 of
Maharashtra SEBC Act
Unconstitutional the Constitution
2018

No exceptional
circumstances were Indira Sawhney case President alone is
provided by not required to be re- empowered to identify
Commission to justify looked SEBCs
the excess quota
 FINAL VERDICT

SC held Maratha
Reservation
Unconstitutional &
strikes down the law