Maratha Reservations: Supreme Court continues hearing challenge to Maharashtra SEBC Act [Live Updates]

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is hearing the petitions challenging the validity of the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, which had extended a 16% reservation for the Maratha community.

The Court had earlier also decided to hear all States in the matter, after a question of whether the Indra Sawhney case should be reconsidered cropped up. This case puts s 50% cap on the reservation permissible for backward classes.

Senior Advocate Arvind Datar concluded his submissions for a petitioner yesterday, wherein he argued that the Indra Sawhney need not be re-visited and that the SEBC Act should be struck down. Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, who started his submissions yesterday, is expected to continue arguments today.

Live updates of the hearing feature here.