The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the 2018 law framed by the Maharashtra government to give reservation to the Maratha community. The top court ruled that the state cannot breach the 50% ceiling on quota. The constitution bench also declined to consider scrapping the 50% ceiling on reservations in educational institutions and jobs. The five-judge bench, headed by justice Ashok Bhushan, held that the law providing for quota to the Maratha community beyond 50% violated equality. The court further said that the state failed to show any extraordinary reason why Marathas should be considered as socially and economically backward class.