Lucknow, India: The Allahabad High Court has struck down Uttar Pradesh government orders that had resulted in over 79 per cent of seats being reserved in government medical colleges in Ambedkar Nagar, Kannauj, Jalaun and Saharanpur districts.
The Lucknow bench directed the state to re-fill the seats strictly in line with the Reservation Act of 2006 , ensuring the reservation quota does not cross the 50 per cent cap.
The verdict, delivered on Thursday by Justice Pankaj Bhatia , came on a petition filed by NEET candidate Sabra Ahmed.
The petitioner, who scored 523 marks with an all-India rank of 29,061 in NEET-2025, argued that a series of government orders issued between 2010 and 2015 had unlawfully raised the reservation limit.
She pointed out that in these colleges, which have 85 state-quota seats each, only seven were being allotted to the unreserved category, in violation of the principle that reservation should not exceed 50 per cent.
The state government and the Director General of Medical Education and Training opposed the plea, contending that the 50 per cent ceiling was not absolute and could be breached, citing the Indira Sawhney case.
The court, however, rejected the argument and held that any enhancement in reservation must be done strictly in accordance with law and established procedure. PTI
The Lucknow bench directed the state to re-fill the seats strictly in line with the Reservation Act of 2006 , ensuring the reservation quota does not cross the 50 per cent cap.
The verdict, delivered on Thursday by Justice Pankaj Bhatia , came on a petition filed by NEET candidate Sabra Ahmed.
The petitioner, who scored 523 marks with an all-India rank of 29,061 in NEET-2025, argued that a series of government orders issued between 2010 and 2015 had unlawfully raised the reservation limit.
She pointed out that in these colleges, which have 85 state-quota seats each, only seven were being allotted to the unreserved category, in violation of the principle that reservation should not exceed 50 per cent.
The state government and the Director General of Medical Education and Training opposed the plea, contending that the 50 per cent ceiling was not absolute and could be breached, citing the Indira Sawhney case.
The court, however, rejected the argument and held that any enhancement in reservation must be done strictly in accordance with law and established procedure. PTI
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