The plea, which might come up for hearing next week, said the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act breached the 50-per cent cap set by the apex court
SC bench said the admission process ended on June 17 and it cannot pass any order on the plea
The state government shall till then not make any appointment in any of its departments under the new legislation, the court said
Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao had last week approved and signed the Maratha Reservation Bill after the state Assembly unanimously passed it
According to the current schedule, the Winter session, which began in Mumbai on November 19, will conclude on November 30
The minister added there was a 'possibility' that the bill could be introduced in the house Wednesday itself
On Sunday, the Maharashtra government approved reservation in government jobs and educational institutes for members of the community
The Maratha community has been demanding quota for a long time and its agitation for the same in July and August this year had taken a violent turn
The fresh stir, 'Samwad Yatra', comes amid assurances given by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis that the process of granting quota to the Maratha community would be completed by December 1
The politically dominant Maratha community constitutes over 30 per cent of the state's population
The agitating Maratha youth is demanding reservations in general; on the anvil is a recruitment drive for 72,000 government jobs
Despite an appeal from Maratha community leaders to observe the bandh peacefully, police said protesters blocked roads and burnt tyres in some places
With virtually no help from the opposition or the Shiv Sena, Fadnavis is trying to turn the crisis into an opportunity by seeking to reach out to the Maratha community every whichj way
Bombay High Court on Thursday voiced dissatisfaction over the Maharashtra government's delay in filing affidavit