OBC and SC-ST students eligible for admission on general seats, important order of Supreme Court | News India

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Supreme Court on Reservation: The Supreme Court gave a big decision on reservation. The country's highest court canceled the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, in which it had earlier ordered not to give admission to meritorious students who had taken advantage of reservation on general category (general) seats.

What did the Supreme Court say in its decision?

The Supreme Court said in its decision that if meritorious students of Other Backward Classes (OBC), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories are entitled to admission on general quota (general) seats on the basis of their merit, then admission will not be given on reserved seats.

Which judges gave the verdict?

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Vishwanathan passed this verdict while accepting the appeal filed by Ram Naresh alias Rinku Kushwaha and others against the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The bench said that if students of OBC, SC and ST categories are entitled to get admission in unreserved i.e. general category on the basis of their merit, then they should get admission only on unreserved seats.

in charge of the old case

The Supreme Court gave the latest judgment based on its earlier verdict in the case of Saurav Yadav and others vs Government of Uttar Pradesh. The case pertains to MBBS admissions in a medical college in Madhya Pradesh, where meritorious students from reserved categories were denied admission under the general quota.