Bombay High Court declines request for hearing each day in quota petitions for Maratha reservation

MUMBAI The Bombay High Court on November 5 declined a request to hear each day a set of petitions on a quota of 10% for Marathas in education and service under the State. The court said hearing will continue on November 27. The document in the case is PIL 30 of 2024, Bhausaheb Bhujangrao Pawar vs State of Maharashtra. A Bench of Justices Makarand Karnik, Nijamoodin Jamadar and Sandeep Marne passed the order. The Bench said it considered the request.

It said efforts were being made to give priority to the PIL and matters that relate to it. It said a session for hearing was being assigned at intervals after taking into account work load from assignments. It said the matters were being heard at intervals. It said it would not accede to the request. The Bench was constituted in September and has heard the matter four times since September 18, 2026.

It has heard submissions from advocate Arvind Datar for a petitioner who challenges the quota. It is hearing petitioners. The legislature passed the Act on February 20, 2024, and it was subsequently notified on February 26, 2024.