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HC halts effect of Maharashtra decision to apply SC/ST/OBC reservation to minority institutions
Indian Chronicle
|June 20, 2025
After the Maharashtra government refused to withdraw its decision to apply SC/ST/OBC reservation to minority trust-run junior colleges for the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions, the Bombay High Court on Thursday stayed the effect of the decision, dealing the government a setback.
The court granted the interim relief to colleges run by minority trusts and their association after finding substance in their submissions. “Accordingly, as far as admission to Class 11 is concerned, the mandate of social reservation shall not be made applicable to any minority educational institutions,” the court held and directed the state government to take steps in that regard. The state will have to update the online admission portal in accordance with court order. This came after the government lawyer informed the court that she had no instructions from the officials to withdraw the relevant clause in the government resolution issued by the school education department.
This story is from the June 20, 2025 edition of Indian Chronicle.
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