"State Can't Be Mute Spectator": High Court On Maratha Quota Agitation

The Bombay High Court on Monday said the Maharashtra government cannot remain a mute spectator amid the Maratha quota protests and had powers to maintain law and order. A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Shyam Chandak said the government does not require orders from the court to control the situation. The bench was hearing a petition filed by Gunaratan Sadavarte against the protests initiated by Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange.