Gudi Padwa is the Maharashtrian New year and will be celebrated on April 2 this year. On this day, people clean their houses and decorate it with beautiful rangolis and mango and neem leaves.
Over 1,000 members of various Maratha outfits gathered in Maharashtra's Solapur city on Sunday, despite no permission from police, to take part in a protest march.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition filed by the Centre in the Maratha reservation case, saying the petition do not fall within the limited ground on which review can be considered.
Rajmata Jijau Punyatithi, Smrutidin:
Former chief minister of Maharashtra and Leader of Opposition (LoP), Devendra Fadnavis on June 08 said that CM Uddhav Thackeray met Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly over Maratha reservation before acting on Bhosale Committee report is "premature" action by the Maharashtra CM.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray met Prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday over the Maratha reservation issue and financial aid for cyclone relief measures.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray met Prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday over the Maratha reservation issue and financial aid for cyclone relief measures. Deputy Chief Minister and senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar, and senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan accompanied Thackeray.
Last month, Uddhav Thackeray wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to take steps to declare the Maratha community in the state as Socially and Educationally Backward (SEBC)
Maharashtra Government has decided to support the community that doesn't fall under any reservation category with Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservation."Till there's no clarity on Maratha community reservation, state government has decided to support the community that doesn't come under any reservation category, with Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservation.
At present, a 10 per cent EWS quota is in force for those sections of the society which are not covered by any kind of reservations.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said that he expects the Centre to show the same alacrity on the Maratha quota issue as it did in delivering verdicts on issues like the Shah Bano case and repeal of Article 370 for which the Constitution was amended.
The Supreme Court on Wednesady struck down the Maratha reservation in government jobs and educational institutions.
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is of the view that the Maharashtra government can grant reservation to Maratha community in public education and employment.
The Supreme Court has been hearing a clutch of cases challenging the Bombay High Court verdict which upheld the grant of quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs in Maharashtra.
Supreme Court is hearing appeals filed against a Bombay HC judgment. The HC had upheld the validity of the Maharashtra SEBC Act which grants 16% reservation to Maratha community in educational institutions and government jobs. The HC had upheld the validity of the law but reduced the quota to 12% in educational institutions and 13% in jobs.
The Supreme Court will hear all states in a case related to Maratha reservation. The day-to-day hearing in the case will begin from March 15.
The Supreme Court on Monday decided that all the states will be heard in a case related to Maratha reservation. A Constitution Bench of the apex court asked the states to file their reply on whether reservation could be allowed beyond 50 per cent. The top is slated to recommence the day-to-day hearing in the case from March 15.
Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs staged protest in State Assembly premises on the issue of Maratha reservation on March 05.
Ramdas Athawale has demanded reservation for the Kshatriya community. He said that 10 per cent quota for the EWS is not enough.
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