90:10 quota: State concludes arguments

The state government on Thursday concluded its arguments in tussle over the controversial 90:10 admission formula.

The state government on Thursday concluded its arguments in tussle over the controversial 90:10 admission formula. The entire hearing is likely to conclude and be reserved for judgement after the interveners and the SSC board finish their arguments on Friday.

Justifying its move,the state on Thursday argued that consulting people before such decisions is a very broad aspect. State counsel K K Singhvi argued that two reasonable persons can come to two reasonable conclusions on the same facts without forfeiting their right to be reasonable. Singhvi stated that consultation can be done, but that how much and which way is it to be done comes under the realm of the government.

The court,however,said that the legislative power is with the court and not the government and that the government has power to do so only after taking advice of the court. Singhvi argued that even if the state has not taken advice,it does not invalidate the Government Resolution.

On Wednesday,the state had submitted that they are not compromising on merit while reserving 90 per cent seats for SSC students. Singhvi had clarified that this quota will not effect the already existing reservation made for minorities.

The court is currently hearing a bunch of petition filed by parents,students and associations challenging the government resolution of June 18 wherein 90 per cent reservation was made for students from the SSC stream.

While justifying their decision,the government said that if it felt injustice was being done to their students then they would take necessary steps. The state argued that the students from SSC Board and students from the non-SSC Board are unequals and hence cannot be treated equally.

After this classification there will be competition among SSC students for the 90 pre cent seats whereas the non-SSC students will compete for the remaining seats,the government had stated.

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The hearing of the case will continue before the court on Friday.

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