HC judge lauds 7.5% horizontal quota
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It is ‘the greatest’ factor to have occurred within the State in a very long time, says Justice Anand Venkatesh
Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court on Wednesday lauded the enactment of the Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on preferential foundation to college students of Government Schools Act, 2020.
The judge informed Advocate-General (A-G) Vijay Narayan that the 7.5% horizontal reservation for presidency faculty college students in medical school admissions was “the greatest” factor to have occurred within the State in a very long time.
“This will be a turning point for government school students and will change their family status altogether,” he stated.
The observations had been made whereas listening to petitions filed by the dad and mom of scholars R. Dharshini and A. Elakkiya of Cuddalore district. Senior Counsel P. Wilson stated the scholars had been supplied seats below the 7.5% quota in non-public faculties, however had been saved within the ready listing as a result of they had been apprehensive of paying the charges.
Entire expenditure
However, the A-G informed the courtroom that the federal government had now determined to bear the complete expenditure to be incurred for educating all college students admitted below the 7.5% quota, even when they get allotted to non-public faculties. “These students need not pay even a single paisa. Even their food will be sponsored by the State,” he stated.
At the time of counselling, a authorities order to this impact had not been issued. However, the officers gave an oral assurance to the scholars that the federal government would bear the expenditure.
“About 95% of the students accepted the oral assurance, obtained the allotment letters and joined the colleges allotted to them,” the A-G stated.
However, a small part of scholars didn’t be part of non-public faculties regardless of accepting the allotment letters as they feared that they’d not be capable to pay the charges.
“We will revalidate the allotment letters of these students and make sure that they join the colleges. There was a third category of students who did not accept the allotment letters at all,” he added.
“The present petitioners fall under the third category. We are trying our best to accommodate this category also after the return of unfilled seats to the State government from the all-India quota. Every year, the Centre returns 100 to 150 seats to the State government. Apart from that, some private colleges also surrender their seats to the government quota,” he stated.
“After these seats are returned, the 7.5% quota would be applied to them, too,” the A-G assured the courtroom.
The judge recorded his submission and adjourned the 2 writ petitions for December 11, because it was represented to the courtroom that the variety of unfilled seats below the all-India quota could be made recognized by the Director General of Health Services by December 8.
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