Click to play videoMumbai: The Bombay High Court (BHC) has ruled that the state government resolution introduced on June 18 to to reserve 90 per cent seats for SSC and 10 per cent seats for students from other boards like the CBSE and ICSE was an open violation of law and promoted inequality.
In a searing verdict, the BHC resoundingly slammed the state government for coming up with a rule only to achieve political ambition calling it arbitrary, self destructive, self contradictory unconstitutional, unenforceable and inapplicable and taken without consultation with other boards as choice of words that makes this verdict a major set back for the state government.
Caught on the backfoot, the state government now has no other option but to comply.
CM, Maharashtra Ashok Chavan says, ''The state government's decision was not arbitrary. We kept the interest of SSC students in mind considering the number of students from this Board. The quota/proportion was also based on this. We go by the HC's decision and respect it.''
Observing that the doctrine of equality and merit could never be compromised, the court's latest verdict sets an important precedent and will hopefully deter the government from taking politically motivated decisions.
(With inputs from Raksha Shetty and Prachi Jatania)
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