SC directed to scrap quota in higher education

In a bid to remove to remove all forms of reservations in institutions of higher education, a Supreme Court Bench headed by Justices Dipak Misra and PC Pant directed the Centre and all state governments to ensure speciality medical courses are kept “unreserved, open and free”.

• This observation was made by the Bench while delivering a judgment on petitions against states – Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu are allowing only domiciled MBBS doctors to appear for entrance exams.
• This went against constitutional provisions like Articles 14 (equality before law) and 16 (equality of opportunity in public employment, education, etc.).