NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has sought an explanation from University of Delhi for not implementing Centre's OBC reservation policy in medical colleges.
Justice Vipin Sanghi issued notices to the University and the Medical Council of India and asked them to file their response on why reservation was not being provided in some medical colleges of the University.
The Court passed the order on a petition filed by a group of medical aspirants who alleged that colleges run by Delhi University refused to grant reservation to them on the ground that they have not been allowed to increase the number of seats.
The students who belong to the OBC category alleged that despite Supreme Court upholding the government's policy of providing 27 per cent reservation for them, the University refused to implement it.
The petitioner alleged that out of three medical colleges, the University has allowed OBC reservation in only Lady Hardinge Medical College while in remaining two -- Maulana Azad Medical College and University College of Medical Sciences -- it has refused to give reservation.
'The University has erroneously denied the reservation to the candidates belonging to OBC. As the OBC reservation has been upheld by the apex Court, the decision of the University is liable to be set aside,' advocate Amit Kumar appearing for the students contended.
Kumar pointed out that the University decided not to provide reservation for OBC after it was not granted permission by the Medical Council of India refused to increase the number of seats in the colleges.
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