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Maharashtra Formally Ends Defunct 5% Muslim Quota, Voids 2014 Orders

Officials say the resolution merely aligns records with a quota that lapsed after court intervention.

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In the mid-2000s, national and state panels documented barriers that the Muslim community faced | Representative image | PTI File
Maharashtra scraps 5 per cent reservation for Muslims, opposition calls government ‘anti-minority’. (IANS)
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Overview

  • A Government Resolution issued this week cancels all 2014–15 decisions and circulars tied to the Special Backward Category-A framework.
  • The state has halted admissions under the 5% provision and stopped issuing new caste and validity certificates under SBC-A.
  • The 2014 ordinance had applied the quota to about 50 identified socially and educationally backward Muslim sub-communities rather than to all Muslims, and those listed in existing OBC categories remain eligible under those schemes.
  • The Bombay High Court stayed the jobs component on November 14, 2014, and the ordinance expired on December 23, 2014 because it was never converted into law.
  • Opposition parties have condemned the move as anti-minority, and a Samajwadi Party MLA has requested data on how many certificates were issued during the 2014 window.