Centre should seek review of 50% cap on quota: MVA govt.

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After the Centre filed a review petition on Thursday challenging the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the 102nd Constitutional Amendment in the Maratha reservation case, the Maharashtra government has said it should also seek a review of the 50% reservation cap in the Indra Sawhney case. “To continue reservations for all communities in different States, it is important to revisit the 50% reservation cap,” said Ashok Chavan, chairman of the State Cabinet sub-committee on Maratha reservation. “The government had put all its efforts to draw the Central government’s attention to this issue even before the Maratha reservation case began in the apex court.” He said the 50% cap must be addressed along with the 102nd Constitutional Amendment. “The State had presented the stand that its rights must not be hampered by the amendment, but it was struck down by the majority verdict of the Supreme Court Bench. Now the Centre too has endorsed the State’s position, and we welcome this,” said the Minister. The Centre’s honest intention to ensure reservation for Marathas and others would be visible only if it pushed for a review of the reservation limit, he said.