Supreme Court Allows Maharashtra To Fill 50% Teacher Posts In Tribal Areas From Reserved Category Pending Challenge To 100% ST Quota

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

12 Oct 2025 5:05 PM IST

  • Supreme Court Allows Maharashtra To Fill 50% Teacher Posts In Tribal Areas From Reserved Category Pending Challenge To 100% ST Quota

    The Supreme Court recently clarified that, pending the issue of whether the reservation for the Scheduled Tribes community for the posts of Talathis can exceed 50% or not, the Maharashtra State Government would be entitled to fill in 50% of the total strength available from the reserved category for the recruitment of teachers in Zila Parishad Schools in tribal areas.A bench comprising...

    Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

    Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

    Gursimran is the Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw for the Supreme Court. She can be reached out at: simrankaurbakshi@livelaw.in

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