The government of the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Tuesday (Feb 20) approved a bill to grant 10% reservation in education and government jobs to Marathas above the 50 per cent constitutional cap.

India: Maratha reservation bill passed unanimously in Maharashtra assembly

Activist Manoj Jarange-Patil who has been at the forefront of the recent agitation demanding reservations for the Maratha community under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category in the Indian state of Maharashtra, called off his march to Mumbai on Friday (Jan 26).

Maratha quota march: Who is Manoj Jarange-Patil, activist who gathered thousands of protesters in Mumbai?

Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will start from March 17 the final hearing on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of a Maharashtra law, which grants reservation to the Maratha community in education and jobs.

Supreme Court to start final hearing on pleas challenging Maratha reservation

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council on Monday unanimously passed the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Amendment Bill paving the way for reservation of Maratha community in jobs and education.

Maharashtra Assembly passes SEBC Amendment Bill paving way for Maratha reservation

Following is the chronology of events pertaining to the Maratha quota case: June 2017: Maharashtra government constitutes State Backward Class Commission to study the social, financial and educational status of Maratha community.