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Muslim Reservation in Maharashtra
February 24 , 2026
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- The Maharashtra government, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has revoked a decade-old 5% reservation for socially and educationally backward sections of the Muslim community.
- The quota was originally introduced in July 2014 by the Congress-NCP government through an ordinance, but was never converted into law and had lapsed in December 2014.
- The government cited constitutional concerns under Articles 15(1) and 16(2), which prohibit discrimination based solely on religion.
- Courts, including the Supreme Court of India, have consistently ruled that affirmative action cannot be based solely on religious identity.
- Following the revocation, the issuance of Special Backward Category-A (SBC-A) caste and validity certificates for Muslims has been stopped.
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