Mumbai – The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant an interim stay on petitions challenging the implementation of the Maharashtra government’s decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Maratha community members who can prove their OBC antecedents.

Five petitions were filed by persons from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category claiming that issuing the Kunbi caste certificate to Maratha community members would eventually lead to their induction in the OBC category.

A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad briefly heard the petitioners, one of whom sought a stay on the government decision as interim relief.

The bench stated that it was not inclined to grant any interim relief and noted that the issue could be decided only after a response wa

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