Quota unresolved,UPTU to begin counselling

The UPTU had postponed its counselling — scheduled for July 10 — as a petition regarding reservation in unaided colleges was pending with the Supreme Court.

On July 17,the court had given unaided colleges an option to implement reservation according to their choice. Following this,UPTU had sought guidance from the state government.

According to official sources,the government has interpreted the court order in favour of reservation. It has pointed out that at a meeting of unaided colleges in November 2008,the colleges had given their consent for reservation. Also,during the affiliation process,each of these colleges had given an undertaking to follow all rules and regulations of the government.

Dev Murti,president of UP Technical Institution Foundation,said: “If they implement reservation in unaided colleges,it would be against the court order. We will again move court.”

The colleges had been implementing reservation all along,but decided to challenge it this year. Asked to explain this change in stance,Dev Murti said: “We have realised that such reservation cannot go on. It was a unanimous decision of all unaided colleges.”