India, Sept. 1 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday agreed to hold a special hearing on a petition challenging the ongoing agitation in Mumbai led by activist Manoj Jarange, who is demanding reservation for the Maratha community.

Although the court has been on holiday since August 27 for the Ganesh festival and was scheduled to resume on Tuesday, a special bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Gautam Ankhad decided to hear the matter this afternoon on a plea filed by the Amy Foundation against the protest.

Jarange has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan since August 29, demanding a 10 percent quota for the Maratha community under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category. His protest has drawn thousands of supporters, causing ...