The Supreme Court has made sensational remarks regarding reservations. It questioned how many more generations reservations would continue. The Supreme Court made these remarks during the hearing of the Maratha reservation case. The court said it wanted to know how many more generations the reservations would continue regarding jobs and education. The court also expressed concern over the disparities that would arise if the 50 percent limit currently enforced on reservations were to be removed.
The bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan heard the case. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who heard arguments on behalf of the Maharashtra government in this regard, said the ‘Mandal’ judgment imposing restrictions on reservations needed to be reconsidered in view of the changed circumstances as per the 1931 census. It is learned that the Supreme court has accepted a petition challenging the Bombay High Court’s order upholding the quota for Marathas in government jobs and admissions in the state of Maharashtra.