A freshly constituted three‑judge bench of the Bombay High Court—Justices Ravindra V. Ghuge, N. J. Jamadar and Sandeep Marne—will begin a new round of hearings on July 18, 2025, regarding challenges to the Maharashtra Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2024, which grants 10% reservation to the Maratha community in government jobs and educational admissions. The new bench was formed following a Supreme Court directive that urged the High Court to expedite the matter, particularly urgent for NEET‑2025 aspirants whose admissions are affected. Advocate General Birendra Saraf argued that the existing interim arrangement—where admissions and employment under the quota remain subject to court orders—has functioned effectively for over a year, making new interim relief unnecessary. However, petitioners, including student applicants, stressed that continued delays were infringing on their rights by disrupting timely admission processes.

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