The Supreme Court order on the quota for out-of-state students in government-run medical colleges is not likely to kickstart the admission process in Maharashtra.The Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), the nodal body for administering medical courses in Maharashtra, has decided to wait for the final outcome of cases before the SC as well as the Bombay High Court.‘‘No doubt, all hurdles in the admission process for government-run medical colleges are cleared, but we have taken a decision to wait till the Supreme Court as well as the Bombay High Court disposes of all the petitions,’’ Medical Education Secretary G.S. Gill said.He said the process for government-run as well as private medical colleges is interlinked. So it would be better to wait till the verdict, he said.The Supreme Court will decide on the rights of private colleges, with regard to fee structure as well as reservation, while the Bombay High Court is likely to deliberate on specific issues like setting up a regulatory authority.Under such circumstances if DMER were to begin admissions, it would cause inconvenience to a large number of students, Gill said. If DMER were to begin the admission process, a section of students, who are allotted seats in government medical colleges in remote areas, might prefer to wait for admission to private colleges in Mumbai or Pune.In that event, the entire exercise of counselling by DMER would have to be repeated. ‘‘We don’t want to repeat the exercise. In the interest of students, we feel we should wait. We are sure, all major issues will resolved within a week or so,’’ Gill said.Meanwhile, Medical Education and Public Health Minister Digvijay Khanvilkar said his government will file a review petition before the Supreme Court on 15 per cent reservation for all-India quota. ‘‘We have received support from an unexpected quarter. Gujarat government will join us in filing the review petition,’’ Khanvilkar said.
