High Court order on reservations

By Our Legal Correspondent

HYDERABAD, MARCH 29. A Full Bench of the A.P. High Court, comprising the Chief Justice, Mr. M.S. Liberhan, Mr. Justice G. Raghu Ram and Mr. Justice V.V.S. Rao, on Wednesday made it clear that the rule of reservation for SCs and STs and the BCs will have to be made applicable not only for the 85 per cent seats meant for the local area students but also the 15 per cent seats which are for open competition.

The Bench was dealing with a case wherein a student seeking admission to PG medical course complained to the court that the authorities of NTR Health University were applying the rule of reservation only to the 85 per cent seats meant for the local area candidates. As per the Presidential order 1974, the State of A.P. is divided into three areas and the 85 per cent seats in the educational institutions in these areas are earmarked for local candidates. The 15 per cent is treated as open seats wherein the local and non-local candidates compete.

The Chief Justice, speaking for the Bench, said that the action of the authorities in seeking to apply the reservation only to 85 per cent seats meant for local candidates was contrary to the Presidential order and the PG admission rules.

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