May 30, 2019 9:24 PM

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SC stays Maharashtra govt decision for 10% quota in PG Medical courses for 2019-20

<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court today stayed Maharashtra government's notification granting 10 per cent quota in admissions for the academic year 2019-20 to post graduate medical courses for students of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) across all classes. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Hearing a plea, the top court said, rules of the game can not be changed when the game is on. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It pointed out that the admission process for PG Medical courses in Maharashtra for 2019-20 started long before the 10 per cent quota for EWS came into force by 103rd Constitutional amendment and subsequent notification by the state.<br />'' <br />''A vacation bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose said 10 per cent EWS quota cannot be granted at the cost of others unless additional seats are created by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The admissions for the 2019-20 academic year close on Friday.</span>

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