In April 2015, the high court, while hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the government's decision on reservation of seats in government jobs and educational institutions across the state for the Maratha community, had directed the state government to keep the said 16 per cent seats vacant until the matter was decided finally.
However, the court subsequently allowed the state to offer these vacant seats to eligible candidates from the open category strictly on a temporary basis for eleven months.
The state government today filed an application seeking further extension of eleven months.
"The high court while granting extension earlier had specifically observed that no useful purpose will be served by keeping the teaching posts in educational institutions and other services vacant. In view of this, it is necessary to continue the appointments for another eleven months," the application said.
A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice M S Sonak posted the application for hearing on November 6.