RAMNARESH @ RINKU KUSHWAH AND OTHERS versus STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS

RAMNARESH @ RINKU KUSHWAH AND OTHERS versus STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS

The State’s methodology of compartmentalizing different categories within the horizontal GS reservation and preventing meritorious reserved-category candidates from migrating to Unreserved Government School (UR-GS) seats was unsustainable; meritorious SC/ST/OBC candidates who on their own merit were entitled to UR-GS seats must be admitted to those seats, and the appellants who were deprived of such entitlement are to be admitted in the next Academic Session 2024-25 against UR-GS seats.

Parties
Appellants: Ramnaresh @ Rinku Kushwah and Others; Respondents: State of Madhya Pradesh and Others
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
20 August 2024
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / On Appeal From High Court Judgments Dated 22.12.2023 and 12.01.2024
Outcome
Appeals allowed
Legal Topics
Horizontal Reservation, Vertical Reservation, NEET UG Admissions, Government School Quota, Merit Based Selection
Reservation Law Education Law Administrative Law Horizontal Reservation Vertical Reservation NEET UG Admissions Government School Quota Merit Based Selection

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Parties

Ramnaresh @ Rinku Kushwah and Others

Appellants

State of Madhya Pradesh and Others

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / On Appeal From High Court Judgments Dated 22.12.2023 and 12.01.2024

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether meritorious reserved category candidates who studied in Government Schools and are entitled on their own merit to Unreserved Government School (UR-GS) quota seats must be allotted those UR-GS seats before vacancies are released to the open/general category
  2. 2 Whether the State’s methodology of sub-classifying horizontal reservation into UR-GS, SC-GS, ST-GS, OBC-GS and EWS-GS and restricting migration of meritorious reserved candidates to UR seats is legally sustainable

Ratio Decidendi

The State’s methodology of compartmentalizing different categories within the horizontal GS reservation and preventing meritorious reserved-category candidates from migrating to Unreserved Government School (UR-GS) seats was unsustainable; meritorious SC/ST/OBC candidates who on their own merit were entitled to UR-GS seats must be admitted to those seats, and the appellants who were deprived of such entitlement are to be admitted in the next Academic Session 2024-25 against UR-GS seats.

Court Disposition

Appeals allowed

Orders

  • The appeals are allowed.
  • The impugned judgments and orders dated 22nd December 2023 and 12th January 2024 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore and Gwalior are quashed and set aside.