The Maharashtra Government has established a coordination committee of five lawyers ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on lifting the stay on Maratha reservation. The hearing is slated to take place on December 9.
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State PWD Minister, Ashok Chavan who also chairs the cabinet sub-committee on Maratha reservation said that the SC will hear the matter on Dec 9 after the State’s demand for an urgent hearing to lift the stay.
“If members of the Maratha community, coordinators, experts and organisations want to give legal suggestions, they should communicate with the lawyers of the coordination committee. It will study the suggestions and put it before the government lawyers,” he said.
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This stance by the Maha Vikas Aghadi government is seen as a measure to gain the confidence of the Maratha community. The state has been facing protests from the community after the SC put a stay on the Maratha quota on September 9.
The stay by the SC meant that the recruitment and admissions process in Maharashtra was halted which consequently led to increased agitations from Maratha groups alleging the government of not taking the matter seriously enough.
Back in 2018, the State implemented the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) legislation to grant reservation to the Maratha community. However, in July 2019, the High Court brought down the government-approved reservation from 16% to 12% in education and 13% in government jobs.
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