PIL Against Absence Of EWS Quota In Private Medical Colleges

The Madhya Pradesh High Court issued a notice to the state government on Tuesday on a PIL challenging non-implementation of the 10 per quota for economically weaker section (EWS) in MBBS and BDS courses in private colleges in the ongoing admissions. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice R S Jha and Justice V K Shukla was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a journalist. The court sought replies from the government and other respondents within four weeks, said the petitioner's lawyer.

The state medical education department has allotted seats in EWS quota in government medical and dental colleges as the counseling for admissions is underway, he said. But there was no allocation of seats for EWS candidates in private medical and dental college admissions, he said. He moved the court after the director of medical education did not act despite the lack of EWS quota in…