Representation given to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra to cancel Maratha Reservations.
December 6, 2014 The Hon. Chief Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. Cc : The Minister for Education and Chairman of Review Committee , (Issue of Maratha Reservations) Govt. of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. Sub : Our sincere request / representation to cancel the Maratha Reservations. Respected Sirs, From newspaper reports of today, we learn that the Maharashtra government has on Friday, December 5, 2014, filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court against the order of the Bombay High Court that stayed reservations in jobs and educational institutions for the Maratha community. The decision to offer 16 per cent reservation to Marathas was implemented by the previous Congress-NCP government in the run-up to the Maharashtra Assembly election earlier this year. Last month, the High Court stayed the decision. On the subject, we would like to humbly submit to...