Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. Chief Minister, Maharashtra, SLP (C) 15737/2019, Judgment date: 05-05-2021

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The classification of Marathas as a socially and educationally backward class was unreasonable as they belonged to a politically dominant caste with significant economic resources. The court also concluded that the majority opinion in the Indra Sawhney case was correct and that the limit of 50 percent for caste-based reservations did not need consideration by a larger bench.

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