SC moved against Andhra varsity’s Muslim quota

Aggrieved by the decision of the Andhra Pradesh Health University to go ahead with granting four per cent reservation in education to backward Muslims...

Aggrieved by the decision of the Andhra Pradesh Health University to go ahead with granting four per cent reservation in education to backward Muslims, two students approached the Supreme Court on Monday.

Filing an appeal, the students submitted that the university’s decision was in violation of an earlier direction by the apex court, wherein it had ordered that the state could only conduct counselling but no admissions till final disposal of the case.

The students alleged the university was conducting admissions in violation of the this direction.

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On May 16, the apex court had allowed the Andhra Pradesh Government to go ahead with the counselling process for providing four per cent reservation to backward Muslims in educational institutions. However, a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan made it clear that none of the candidates would be given admission till any order was passed by it.

The SC had posted the matter for hearing after summer vacation.

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