Mumbai: Maharashtra Minister Ashok Chavan on Friday said that the Cabinet Sub-Committee is considering filing a review petition against the Supreme Court order on the Maratha reservation. The state Cabinet Sub-Committee on Maratha reservation, at its meeting today, decided to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind seeking their intervention. A meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee took place today in Mumbai. Ministers Ashok Chavan, Eknath Shinde, Dilip Walse Patil, Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte, Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhkoni and others attended the meeting. In the meeting, it also decided that a committee will be formed to analyse the top court judgement on the Maratha reservation and submit its report in 15 days, according to news agency ANI.

The Maharashtra State Reservation (of seats for admission in educational institutions in the State and for appointments in the public services and posts under the State) for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act 2018 was enacted to grant reservation to people of the Maratha community. The apex court had on Wednesday termed the quota law as "unconstitutional" and held that there were no exceptional circumstances to justify the breach of the 50 per cent reservation cap set by the 1992 Mandal verdict. 'Maharashtra Oppn inciting Marathas over quota issue'

Earlier on Thursday, Maharashtra minister Ashok Chavan accused the opposition of trying to incite the Maratha community after the Supreme Court quashed the 2018 state law giving reservation in government jobs and education to the social group. Without naming the BJP, the Congress leader, who heads a sub-committee on Maratha reservation, said the opposition was indulging in "the West Bengal-like political game" which would only endanger the lives of common people in the state.