The Supreme Court today rejected a petition by a group of Jat students who asked for reservations in a medical college based on a recently scrapped quota under the central Other Backward Classes (OBC) list.
On March 17, the Supreme Court scrapped the quota for Jats in jobs and universities, calling it illegal. The top court said the inclusion of a politically-organised class like the Jats would adversely impact the welfare of the other backward classes. The court also questioned why the government ignored the findings of a panel advising against quota for Jats.
The Jat students argued that when they applied for medical courses, the quota was legal. When the quota was scrapped, the students said, they were at the counseling stage. They told the court that they should be granted admission under the backward quota.
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