HC to hear plea to extend 7.5% med seats quota

HC to hear plea to extend 7.5% med seats quota

Madurai:6.11.2020 

The Madras high courton Thursday agreedtohear a plea which sought to extend the benefit of the GO passed by the state government providing 7.5% horizontal reservation for government school students who had cleared NEET for admission in medical courses, to the students of government aided schools as well.

On Thursday morning, an advocate I Pinaygash made the mention before the court to hear a petition filed in this regard. A division bench of justices N Kirubakaran andBPugalendhisaid that they would take up the petition for hearing on November 9, Monday.

The petitioner V Preethi, a resident of Tirunelveli district, stated that she had passed Class XII from a government aided school and had appeared for NEET exam.

She stated that most students studying in government aidedschools are alsofrom humble backgrounds aspiring to get into medical education. Hence, the petitioner sought to quash the GO for excluding aided students and sought to extend the benefit to them as well. TNN