SONIA DINESH BAGDE Vs. MAHARASHTRA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner after passing her XII standard examination, had applied for admission to 1st year M. B. B. S. Course in private medical College. She belongs to Scheduled Castes being Mahar by caste, having secured 244 marks in the medical group.

(2.) FOR the year 1992-93, in all 1490 seats were available for admission in private Medical Colleges. Out of these, 20% seats are to be filled in by the candidates from Government quota. The total number of seats available in such Government quota of 20% were to the extent of 303.

(3.) OUT of these 303 seats, 43 seats were available for Scheduled castes; 18 seats were available for Scheduled Tribes ; 15 seats were for v. J. N. T. ; 31 seats were for Other Backward Classes, while 196 seats were available for candidate belonging to open category.