Maratha quota: Cabinet has accepted Backward Class panel recommendations, government tells HC

He added that the state government has initiated work to complete the constitutional and legal formalities.

The petitioner’s lawyer sought for a copy of the report to which Vagyani said he cannot provide the copy, unless the report is presented before the House.

A division bench of Justice B P Dharmadhikari and Justice Sarang Kotwal noted that the commission and the state had complied with the court’s order on submission of recommendations and therefore, there was no need for further hearing.

The bench disposed of the matter by saying that after the report is disclosed, if the petitioner is aggrieved, then he can approach the court.

On Sunday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said: “We have taken a decision to give the Maratha community reservation under the newly created independent category, Socially and Educationally Backward Class. There is adequate provision in the Indian Constitution to extend reservation to a community, provided its social, educational and financial backwardness is established.”

He added: “Since Marathas will be considered as a separate category, there is no question of any community losing its share of quota in government education or jobs.”

Currently, the total reservation in Maharashtra is 52 per cent — 13 per cent for the Scheduled Castes, 7 per cent for Scheduled Tribes, 19 per cent for Other Backward Classes, 2 per cent for Special Backward Classes, 3 per cent for Vimukta Jati, 2.5 per cent for Nomadic Tribe-B, 3.5 per cent for Nomadic Tribe-C (Dhangar) and 2 per cent for Nomadic Tribe-D (Vanjari). While the Maratha community had demanded 16 per cent reservation, a cabinet sub-committee, which has been constituted to implement the quota, will fix the quantum.