MP HC orders increase in MBBS seats in private colleges for EWS reservation

Noting that there is no provision for EWS seats in the private medical colleges, a Division bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday asked the State Government to increase the seats in the private medical colleges to provide reservation to the candidates belonging to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category.

Further, the Division bench of the HC comprising Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain also took cognisance of the fact that there is no provision for EWS seats in the private medical colleges under the rules framed in the State. The bench opined that this violated the 103rd amendment providing a separate quota for EWS candidates.