The Supreme Court on Monday, made it clear that vacant seats after providing the 27 percent OBC quota in higher educational institutions like IITs and IIMs shall go to general category candidates. A five judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan made it clear that there is no confusion in its judgment dated 10th of April this year. An application was moved in the apex court asking for clarification on two issues so as to how to fill the seats which are left vacant after providing the OBC reservation and what should be the cut off mark for reserved category candidates.
The petitioner, while quoting various newspaper reports, informed the court that a large number of seats are vacant in the institutions and these seats have not been filled by the general category candidates as desired by the Supreme Court judgment. When asked about this, Solicitor General Goolam E Vahanvati sought time from the court saying he will have to investigate if such seats have remained vacant in reality. The Court has now given two weeks time to Solicitor General while posting the matter on 29th September.
On the issue of cut off marks, the court made it clear that a reserved category candidate cannot get a grace of more than ten marks below the general category candidate while getting the admission on reserved category seat.
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