{
  "id": 8266350,
  "title": "Bombay HC Constitutes Fresh Bench For Maratha Quota Pleas, Hearing To Begin On October 9",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/bombay-hc-constitutes-fresh-bench-for-maratha-quota-pleas-hearing-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T15:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bombay-hc-constitutes-fresh-bench-for-maratha-quota-pleas-hearing-to-begin-on-october-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai, September 18: The Bombay High Court has constituted a fresh three-judge bench to hear a batch of petitions challenging and supporting the Maharashtra government’s decision to grant 10% reservation to the Maratha community in education and government jobs. The new bench, comprising Justices MS Karnik, NJ Jamadar and Sandeep Marne, will begin hearing the matter afresh from October 9. The…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}