New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday again refused to stay the Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities in Central educational institutions. This is the second setback for the government in the past three days. The case will now come up for hearing in the apex court after the court's vacation.
The apex court has admitted the government's petition and has issued notices and sought a response from petitioners who had challenged the 4.5 per cent sub-quota. The court also questioned the grant of 4.5 per cent reservation to the minorities on religious grounds.
Since the case will come up in the apex court after the vacation, the IIT admissions will not have sub-quota this year.
The Ministry of Human Resources Development had on June 6 moved the apex court challenging the High Court order. The HRD Ministry was against the decision as it felt the High Court judgement will put in quandary the nearly 350 IIT aspirants who had been shortlisted under the provision....
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12:08 PM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: With admissions underway to IITs and universities, the government could move the Supreme Court as early as next week to challenge Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing 4.5 per cent sub quota for minorities. Sources in the government said the HRD ministry is pressing for an appeal to be filed in the apex court by next week as the HC judgement scrapping the sub-quota has put in quandary...
09:41 PM, Jun 07, 2012
New Delhi: Dismissing Law Minister Salman Khurshid's statement that he will take the 4.5 per cent sub-quota issue to the Supreme Court, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said religion based reservation was not legally sustainable and Congress had misled the minorities with the politically-motivated step. Asked about the government decision to file a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court on the issue, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said...
08:06 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: In his reply to Election Commission's showcause notice over the minorities' sub-quota remark, Union Steel Minister and Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma on Monday said that the quota remark was part of the party manifesto. Verma also said that he didn't mean to violate the model code of conduct and expressed his regret that such an impression is created. The Congress leader also said that he respects the...
04:46 PM, Feb 20, 2012
New Delhi: With its manifesto in Uttar Pradesh remaining silent on the exact percentage of Muslim sub quota, Congress on Wednesday suggested the announcement of nine per cent reservation to backward minorities by Law Minister Salman Khurshid was his personal view. "He (Khurshid) is a minister. He has expressed his views. Being a minister, he can give his views on many issues. "But when all these views are merged together...
09:16 PM, Feb 01, 2012
New Delhi: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has criticised the Election Commission (EC) for issuing a notice to him for his Muslim sub-quota promise and claimed he did not violate the model code of conduct. Khurshid defended his announcement of granting sub-quota to Muslims if Congress came to power in Uttar Pradesh and insisted that it is not a poll violation of any sorts. The EC issued notice to Khurshid...
03:41 PM, Jan 11, 2012
