Source – financialexpress.com<\/p>\n
The Madras High Court today issued notice to the Medical Council of India and Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research on a plea seeking a direction to the institute not to allot seats reserved for \u2018Puducherry Scheduled Community\u2019 (P-SC) to non-Puducherry SC students.<\/p>\n
Admitting the plea moved by A Sarandev, who was denied a seat in the institute, Justice K Kalayanasundaram directed the MCI and JIPMER to file their responses by June 26.<\/p>\n
According to the petitioner, JIPMER has reserved six seats in MBBS course under P-SC category and such seats are available only to persons belonging to scheduled caste students-Puducherry.<\/p>\n
Recently, the institute released its merit list for P-SC category in which the petitioner was ranked 10th.<\/p>\n
A scrutiny of the list revealed that students ranked 1,2,4,6,7 and 8 do not fall under P-SC category since their origin was not Puducherry, counsel for the petitioner Srinivasan said.<\/p>\n
Citing two judgments of the Supreme Court, the petitioner said the apex court had unanimously arrived at a view that migrants are not entitled to the benefits of reservation in the migrated state or union territory.<\/p>\n
He then wanted the court to direct the institute to make the admissions to MBBS courses only in strict conformity with the apex court judgments.<\/p>\n
As an interim relief, the petitioner appealed to the court to direct JIPMER to reserve one seat under the P-SC category pending disposal of the plea.<\/p>\n