The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea seeking implementation of 50% Other Backward Classes (OBCs) reservation in Tamil Nadu medical colleges.
Various political parties and the Tamil Nadu government approached the Supreme Court with a bunch of pleas after the Centre told Madras High Court that it would not be able to implement 50 percent OBC reservations in the medical seats this year.
When the Centre informed the Madras High Court that it would not be able to implement the OBC seat reservation this year since they did not have enough time, various petitions reached the Supreme Court demanding that the quota be implemented in the seats contributed by Tamil Nadu.
The bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao dismissed the petitions.
In July, the Madras High Court directed the Centre to constitute a panel – with representatives from State and Central governments apart from the Medical Council of India – to decide on the issue of providing OBC reservations in the AIQ seats.
