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Pune univ implements OBC quota

Pune: Even as IITs and IIMs continue debating the implementation of 27 per cent quota for OBCs, a private university in Pune has already decided to take the plunge.
The Symbiosis deemed university's decision to voluntarily implement 27 percent OBC quota comes as a relief to many OBC students.
Arshad Hussain is one of them. A business studies aspirant, Hussain came to Pune all the way from Jharkhand to submit his OBC certificate at the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management.
"I am an OBC candidate. I missed SNAP scorecard by few marks. It was very disappointing for me because it was my dream to get admission became difficult for me to get admission in a Symbiosis institute. Since the institute has taken initiative to give admission to OBC, now we can think again of getting admission here," he says.
Th university has more plans up its sleeve. Fifteen institutions under the University will set aside more seats for OBCs. This year alone, the seats will be increased by seven percent.
But the good news is that General Category students will not be affected.
The University will create more seats to accommodate more OBC students.
Symbiosis intends to upgrade infrastructure gradually in the coming years to achieve the 27 per cent quota target.
"If we have to look at subsidised fee structures then we have to look at different financial fees model as of now the OBC students pay as much as the general merit students. Government should come forward and help to institutes like us,” says Joint director of Symbiosis Society Vidya Yeravdekar.
Private institutions have clearly shown their support to include the OBC quota.
But many feel the mainstreaming of the OBC students is incomplete till the industry comes forward to employ these students.

[papilon]

Every day or once in 2 days I check this thread, thinking something miraculous will happen and OBC list with my name in it will get disclosed.......:neutral:

Though chances are unlikely and have no other option than CAT 2007 but I regret abt the golden opportunity being lost.....considering the highly uncertain nature of CAT results....

[dj_mba]

Govt seeks SC hearing on OBC quota

Govt seeks SC hearing on OBC quota:satisfie:

NEW DELHI, MAY 28: Still harbouring to implement 27% OBC quota in the elite educational institutions from the current session, the government has decided to approach Supreme Court again and request it for an early hearing on the issue, which has been referred to the Constitution Bench.

Claiming that the government has not put the issue in cold storage, HRD minister Arjun Singh said,” Once it goes to the Constitution Bench, we will make a request for an early hearing and will try our best to implement quota from the current session itself.”

The Apex court, earlier, had declined to vacate the stay on implementation of the quota.


To a question on Tamil Nadu government’s views to provide reservation to the minorities on the pattern of Kerala and Karnataka, Singh said the DMK-led government was entitled to do what it desired. “I am not averse to that," he added.
Asked whether the Centre would also take a similar decision, he said it was a larger issue and has to be decided by the Union Cabinet if it had to be adopted at the central level. Singh, who called on the Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK supremo here, said Karunanidhi wanted to know about the progress made in providing ‘classical language’ status to Tamil as well as the establishment of a deemed university in the name of Periyar.

[Raj_Joshi]

Hi,

I came to know from one of my friends, that the hearing on the OBC reservation matter would be held on 8th June 2007.

Can anyone please confirm this news?

Thanks,
Raj

[prem_ravi]

Any Information On The Above News By Raj (just Out Of Interest)

[prem_ravi]

Just for your Information:-


SC cautions Symbiosis over OBC admission


NEW DELHI: Acting on a complaint, the Supreme Court on Monday cautioned Pune-based Symbiosis University that admitting students under the 27% OBC quota for the current academic session would be at its own risk. A Bench comprising Justice Arijit Pasayart and Justice PP Naolekar said, “They (university) would be doing so at their own peril.” Advocate Subramanaya Prasad appearing for an aggrieved student Anket Kumar, raised the issue during the “mentioning” time (the period earmarked to taking up urgent matters).

The court decided to list the petition challenging the university’s admission process after the summer vacation. Prasad complained that the university had commenced the admission process for the academic year 2007-2008 by offering 27% reservations to OBCs in violation of the apex court’s order staying the reservation policy of the central government.

The counsel wanted the petition to be listed during vacation on the grounds that the popular Pune-based varsity was allowed to grant admission under the OBC quota, it would seriously jeopardise the interests of students, since the quota issue is in the Supreme Court.

[CAT 2007]

Originally Posted by prem_ravi

Just for your Information:-


SC cautions Symbiosis over OBC admission


NEW DELHI: Acting on a complaint, the Supreme Court on Monday cautioned Pune-based Symbiosis University that admitting students under the 27% OBC quota for the current academic session would be at its own risk. A Bench comprising Justice Arijit Pasayart and Justice PP Naolekar said, “They (university) would be doing so at their own peril.” Advocate Subramanaya Prasad appearing for an aggrieved student Anket Kumar, raised the issue during the “mentioning” time (the period earmarked to taking up urgent matters).

The court decided to list the petition challenging the university’s admission process after the summer vacation. Prasad complained that the university had commenced the admission process for the academic year 2007-2008 by offering 27% reservations to OBCs in violation of the apex court’s order staying the reservation policy of the central government.

The counsel wanted the petition to be listed during vacation on the grounds that the popular Pune-based varsity was allowed to grant admission under the OBC quota, it would seriously jeopardise the interests of students, since the quota issue is in the Supreme Court.

The SC cannot, for that matter, legally, do anything about it.... The university's decision to implement the quota for backward classes of the society was voluntary in nature, and not a compliant act towards the central government's 'Reservation Act' demanding OBC reservations...... The case would be anyways, dismissed.....

[divys]

Originally Posted by CAT 2007

The SC cannot, for that matter, legally, do anything about it.... The university's decision to implement the quota for backward classes of the society was voluntary in nature, and not a compliant act towards the central government's 'Reservation Act' demanding OBC reservations...... The case would be anyways, dismissed.....

OK.. Let me clarify it here.. I am one of the parties in the petition here.. We have the following point

1. The stay that SC has given is not on qouta but on the definition people benifitting of OBC previliges. (according the the judgement itself).
2. In india only govt. has the right to define the OBC nd no other forum.
3. Since the definiton itself has been questioned nd stayed by SC, symbiosis with which authority went ahead and granted the qouta!!
4. We have challenged it saying that it marks the contempt of court nd hence asked for a stay on current admissions as well as future admissions..

Hence, the case is standing. We have one of the top constitutional lawyers supporting us and we believe that it cant be dismissed. We are also filing the same case in Mumbai High court as well next week so that it can be expedieted.

Regards
Divyendu Shekhar

[Subodh Kant]

Any new developement regarding hearing

[divys]

We are up for hearing next week.. The new petition also includes the challenge to the current admissions to the qouta's in symbiosis colleges.. We are pushing for a resoltution as soon as possible but it seems that this matter is also up for stay nd reference to constitutional bench!!

regards