Anahita Mukherji | TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mumbai: Even as education minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil awaits a final decision on his controversial move to introduce 90% reservation for SSC students in junior colleges, irate parents, students and principals are contemplating moving the court. “Once the GR comes out, they can go to court,’’ Vikhe-Patil said, adding that one option for non-SSC boards would be to start their own colleges. “This way, their students will have no problem. At a time when these boards feel they are superior to the state board, why do their students seek admission to our colleges?’’ he asked.
“This is ridiculous,’’ said Meera Isaacs, principal of Cathedral and John Conon School. “This (the 90:10 SSC:Non-SSC quota) is one of the most horrific things that a democratically elected government could come up with. I don’t think any court in the country can uphold this.’’
So, this year, too, parents and principals are arming themselves for a long legal battle. Lawyers have advised a wait-and-watch approach. “Unless the proposal is accepted and notified, it’s premature to challenge it legally,’’ said Mihir Desai, the lawyer who had appeared for SSC board students last year in the percentile battle.
HOW THE COLLEGES STACK UP
D G Ruparel College | MATUNGA Usual Intake: 60%-70% non-SSC students 2008: After the percentile formula was implemented, only 30% non-SSC students
St Xavier’s College | DHOBI TALAO Usual Intake: Approx 30% non-SSC students 2008 (post-percentile): 20% non-SSC
HR College | CHURCHGATE Usual Intake: Approx 50% non-SSC students 2008 (post-percentile): 40% non-SSC
Ramnarain Ruia College | MATUNGA Usual Intake: 75% non-SSC students 2008 (post-percentile): It dropped to 20%
Mumbai: Even as education minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil awaits a final decision on his controversial move to introduce 90% reservation for SSC students in junior colleges, irate parents, students and principals are contemplating moving the court. “Once the GR comes out, they can go to court,’’ Vikhe-Patil said, adding that one option for non-SSC boards would be to start their own colleges. “This way, their students will have no problem. At a time when these boards feel they are superior to the state board, why do their students seek admission to our colleges?’’ he asked.
“This is ridiculous,’’ said Meera Isaacs, principal of Cathedral and John Conon School. “This (the 90:10 SSC:Non-SSC quota) is one of the most horrific things that a democratically elected government could come up with. I don’t think any court in the country can uphold this.’’
So, this year, too, parents and principals are arming themselves for a long legal battle. Lawyers have advised a wait-and-watch approach. “Unless the proposal is accepted and notified, it’s premature to challenge it legally,’’ said Mihir Desai, the lawyer who had appeared for SSC board students last year in the percentile battle.
HOW THE COLLEGES STACK UP
D G Ruparel College | MATUNGA Usual Intake: 60%-70% non-SSC students 2008: After the percentile formula was implemented, only 30% non-SSC students
St Xavier’s College | DHOBI TALAO Usual Intake: Approx 30% non-SSC students 2008 (post-percentile): 20% non-SSC
HR College | CHURCHGATE Usual Intake: Approx 50% non-SSC students 2008 (post-percentile): 40% non-SSC
Ramnarain Ruia College | MATUNGA Usual Intake: 75% non-SSC students 2008 (post-percentile): It dropped to 20%
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