The Bombay HC on Friday directed the
Maharashtra government and University of Mumbai to clear their stand on the
confusion over minority quota seats in professional colleges. It was hearing a
petition filed by a Palgharbased engineering college, which had been informed
by the university to follow the old rule for minority quota seats.
As per the law,
private, un aided minority colleges are allowed to fill 51% of the seats with
students from specific linguistic or religious minority .An ordinance enacted
earlier this year by the state government states if there are vacant seats from
this quota, they have to be surrendered to the state.Rules say that
institutions that fail to admit a minimum 51% of its sanctioned intake with
students from the minority concerned for three consecutive years are liable for
action under the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act.
But MU has issued a circular that says the vacant minority quota seats have to
be filled with students from other minorities. Advocate S C Naidu, counsel for
the Palghar college, said there was confusion over which rule to follow.--Shibu
Thomas
Source |
Times of India | 13 July 2015
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