The Supreme Court has dismissed the plea filed against the reservation policy of the first medical college set up in Daman.
The Supreme Court decided to decline the plea entered against the reservation policy of the first medical college which has been established in Daman. The reservation policy implemented in the college grants quota to students who have studied in Daman from standard 8 to 12.
The plea was quashed after the Supreme Court bench consisting of Justices Indira Banerjee and Hemant Gupta while refusing to entertain the plea said policy decision cannot be ordinarily interfered with.
The petitioner student Muskan Samir Modasia was seeking admission in Namo Medical Education and Research Institute, Silvassa, saying she has studied in Daman from standard 1 to 6, as per ANI reports.
Muskan Samir Modasia
As the petitioner was only a student in Daman from standard 1 to 6 and not from standard 8 to 12, she did not qualify for the domicile criteria, due to which she was not able to seek admission in the medical college.
Reservation policy called “discriminatory”
Since the petitioner was only a student in Daman from standard 1 to 6, she did not qualify for admission in the medical college under the reservation policy. Thus, the petitioner called the policy “discriminatory”.
During the hearing, Justice Banerjee said “It is a policy decision where both the board exams need to be passed from Daman. You only studied in primary classes and then you moved out, the apex court Bench said.”
While rejecting the plea, the bench said that the petitioner is arguing a reverse proposition. The plea was also rejected by the Bombay High Court earlier.
Court Bench
The petitioner claimed for obtaining a priority in admission to the MBBS course in any one of the 58 seats reserved for candidates of Daman & Diu in Namo Medical Education and Research Institute, Silvassa.
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