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TN, AP to challenge order on admissions Chennai/Hyderabad, August 16 The Supreme Court Bench had ruled that the states have no right to appropriate seats as their quota in private professional colleges as well as unaided and aided minority institutions. In a statement issued here today, she said her government would file a review petition in the Supreme Court and not even hesitate to take over the administration of higher professional education to “firmly establish the principles of social justice”. She felt that the principles outlined in the apex court order constituted a major upheaval in the admission policy framework followed by most states. Ms Jayalalithaa said, “State governments have to ensure that there is no slackening in the drive to create an egalitarian society. My government proposes to immediately seek a review of the order by filing a review petition in the Supreme Court.” She warned, “If we are unable to tackle the issues involved with lucidity and a clear vision of the future, there will be no choice for the state government to take over the entire administration of higher professional education and even the necessary assets thereon so that the principles of social justice can be firmly established.” The Chief Minister, who has every reason to be perturbed over the judgment because of a large number of colleges in her state, demanded that Parliament enact a law urgently to put an end to the anomalous situation that had been created by the order. She urged the Central Government to immediately review the position arising out of the order and address the issues by bringing forth the necessary legislation in Parliament. Ms Jayalalithaa also shot off a letter to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today requesting his personal attention to the serious implications of the order and urged his immediate intervention. Analysing the apex court order and its implications, she said, “A simple reading of the order indicated that the state government did not have any more power to regulate the admissions to unaided private professional colleges, whether minority or non-minority, implying that the managements of these institutions had full freedom to settle their own admission policies. This is a total negation of the drive to establish an egalitarian society assisted by affirmative action.” She felt the need for a constitutional amendment to empower the states to determine the percentage of reservation according to their requirements. Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh Government has also decided to file a review petition in the Supreme Court on the apex court’s recent judgment on admissions to professional colleges. Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Sunday reviewed the implications of the recent Supreme Court judgment on admissions to professional colleges, at a meeting with the Advocate General and officers of Higher and Technical Education Departments at his Camp Office. The Chief Minister expressed his concern at some of the implications of the judgment in view of the fact that private institutes were major players in providing professional education, including in medicine, engineering, management and pharmacy, in the state. “In view of these far-reaching implications of the judgment, the Andhra Pradesh Government would take every possible step to get the quota restored by filing a review petition in the Supreme Court. If necessary, the state would request the Union of India to bring in a legislation to amend the Constitution to protect the interest of weaker sections,” the Chief Minister said.  |
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