High Court dismisses
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 16 2015:
Dismissing a writ petition filed by some students seeking increase in reservation quotas for SC students in State and Central Government educational institutions, the High Court of Manipur has ordered to effect the same reservation structure which was prevalent before the enforcement of Central Education Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 .
The students sought increase of reservation for SC students from 2 per cent to 15 per cent.
Hearings of the writ petition was conducted on August 24 and 26 last.
On September 1, the Court dismissed the writ petition and ordered to effect 31 per cent reservation for STs, 2 per cent for SCs and 17 per cent for OBCs in Government educational institutions.