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Maratha Quota Row: Bombay HC Allows Filing Writ Petitions Instead Of PILs Against Govt Ordinance

Bombay High Court ruled that petitions challenging the Maratha quota ordinance cannot be treated as PILs, questioning their validity.

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday reiterated that the petitions challenging the Maharashtra government's new ordinance on Maratha reservation do not qualify as public interest Litigations (PILs). It allowed the petitioners to file writ petitions instead.

On September 2, the government issued an ordinance allowing the issuance of Kunbi or Maratha-Kunbi certificates to members of the Maratha community, based on entries in the Hyderabad Gazette.

Subsequently, several PILs were filed in the High Court challenging the ordinanc

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