Haryana Government’s decision to provide 10 per cent reservation to the economically backward people of general (unreserved) category in jobs and educational institutions has come under judicial scanner. Issuing notices to Haryana and others, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought a reply within two days on the issue.
The notices of the High Court came on a petition filed by Rageshwari Singh of Faridabad. The petitioner, an aspirant of getting admission in MBBS course in Haryana, has contended that the provision of 10 per cent reservation to the unreserved economically backward classes, had raised the total reservation to 60 percent of the total available seats in the State. And the provision was a violation to the directions of the Supreme Court in Indira Sawhney versus Union of India case, wherein the apex court had directed that the total reservation should not cross 50 per cent of the total available seats.
Aggrieved by the prospectus issued by the Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, the petitioner has submitted the university has provided 10 per cent reservation to the economically backward persons out of the General (Unreserved) category on the basis of notification, dated January 23, 2013.
Seeking 50 per cent seats for general unreserved category candidates, the petitioner has said that the petition deserved to be quashed, Taking up the petition, Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia has asked the respondents to file their replies by September 7.