Update 13 May
Dear All,
Now the Government is on its toe! The Honorable High Court of Delhi issued notice to the Centre asking to answer questions taken by the petitioner. The Court has given four weeks time to the centre to file its answer. After that the court will decide on the fate of the order. ( Read the news HC notice to Centre on IIM alumni plea over OBC quota ) In between we are going to file another set of petition at the Delhi High Court covering other issues. Senior Advocate Harish Salve appeared for our petition and tasked the government to answer the questions posed by the petitioner.
In Mumbai the scene was quite different. The defence lawyer was caught unaware and admitted to deferred the result of Tata Institute of Social Science for fifteen days to facilitate the Court to give its verdict. The TISS lawyers have asked for a copy of the judgment to read and come with an answer. Day after again the hearing will be resumed at the Mumbai High Court. The High Court also ordered the petitioner (Youth For Equality/Doctors For You) to sent one copy of the petition to the HRD Ministry with immediate effect. Ad. Anil Joshi appearing for YFE prevailed at the High Court. Our Mumbai YFEians have already dispatched a copy of the petition without losing time.
Tomorrow the Calcutta High Court will take the case. Our friends there working overtime to appear at the Court.
Also, today another important presentation wase made in front of the National Backward Classes Commission. Amit Kumar and Vikram Singh appeared before the public hearing in front of Justice Ratnavale at the NCBC to oppose the inclusion of Jat in
We take solace in the governmental/political promise of 54% seat increase with the implementation of OBC Quota. But look at this website what the HRD Ministry had to say on our RTI.
http://theviewspaper.net/news/2008/05/2965
