Maratha quota: SC to hear schedule of hearing pleas on February 5
(WorldNews India)

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would decide on February 5 the schedule of hearing on the pleas pertaining to the 2018 granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs after the state government said a case of this nature be heard once physical hearing commences. The apex court is presently hearing matters through video-conferencing since March last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan was told by senior advocate , who was appearing for Maharashtra, that the state is requesting for an adjournment and the matter be heard in March. “Physical meetings are dangerous today,” Rohatgi told...