DMK petitions Madras HC against central govt officials

FILES CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE

DMK petitions Madras HC against central govt officials

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Chennai: 28.11.2020 

The DMK has filed a contempt of court petition in the Madras high court to punish secretaries of the Union health and human resource development ministries for wilful disobedience of court order in implementing 50% OBC reservation in All India Quota (AIQ) for MBBS/BDS admissions.

Citing the high court’s July 27 order that there is no legal or constitutional impediment to extend benefit of 69% reservation followed in Tamil Nadu in the state-contributed seats to the AIQ, the party said the court also directed the Centre to constitute a committee to finalise the manner in which such OBC reservation is to be applied to AIQ seats within three months, it said. The authorities have failed to make the health secretary of Tamil Nadu and the director-general of health services (DGHS) as members of the committee which is blatantly in violation, the petitioner said.