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MUMBAI, June 30:

The Bombay High Court (HC) on Monday sought details of the seats reserved for disabled candidates in Indian Institutes of Management across India and the number of such candidates admitted during the current academic year.

Hearing a petition filed by a city–based TYBcom student Rahul Girreddy, who dragged the IIMs to court, a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice S C Dharmadhikari has given IIM–Ahmedabad time till July 6 to submit the details.

Girreddy (20), a student of R A Poddar College, suffers from a speech disability, and had passed the CAT for admissions to IIM this year. According to the petition, the institutions were not implementing the Persons with Disabilities (PD) Act, which reserves 3% of the seats for disabled candidates.

Of the 2,000 seats available in the IIMs across the country, around 70–90 are reserved for disabled candidates. The lawyer representing Girreddy claimed that this was not adhered to and hence, disabled candidates were not benefiting from the scheme.

The Union government's counsel told the court that the IIMs were autonomous institutions and so the Centre did not have control over them. It was, however, pointed out that the IIMs received 100% grant from the government and were supposed to implement the reservation rule.

IIM–A, in an affidavit, pointed out that they had filled all the seats reserved for disabled students. The court then asked them for the details of other IIMs. The judges also indicated that the issue of whether the Bombay high court had jurisdiction to hear the case would have to be gone into, since there is not a single IIM in Maharashtra.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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MUMBAI, June 30:

The Bombay High Court (HC) on Monday sought details of the seats reserved for disabled candidates in Indian Institutes of Management across India and the number of such candidates admitted during the current academic year.

Hearing a petition filed by a city–based TYBcom student Rahul Girreddy, who dragged the IIMs to court, a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice S C Dharmadhikari has given IIM–Ahmedabad time till July 6 to submit the details.

Girreddy (20), a student of R A Poddar College, suffers from a speech disability, and had passed the CAT for admissions to IIM this year. According to the petition, the institutions were not implementing the Persons with Disabilities (PD) Act, which reserves 3% of the seats for disabled candidates.

Of the 2,000 seats available in the IIMs across the country, around 70–90 are reserved for disabled candidates. The lawyer representing Girreddy claimed that this was not adhered to and hence, disabled candidates were not benefiting from the scheme.

The Union government's counsel told the court that the IIMs were autonomous institutions and so the Centre did not have control over them. It was, however, pointed out that the IIMs received 100% grant from the government and were supposed to implement the reservation rule.

IIM–A, in an affidavit, pointed out that they had filled all the seats reserved for disabled students. The court then asked them for the details of other IIMs. The judges also indicated that the issue of whether the Bombay high court had jurisdiction to hear the case would have to be gone into, since there is not a single IIM in Maharashtra.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Source: http://www.disabilityindia.com/html/news.html#mwbdd

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Mumbai, July 06:
A total of 71 seats were reserved for disabled people candidates in seven Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), the Bombay High Court was told on Tuesday.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice S C Dharmadhikari was informed about the reservation during hearing on a petition filed by one Rahul Girreddy, who took CAT, but was denied admission in quota for disabled people.

As many as 270 candidates were shortlisted in the category for these 71 seats and invited for group discussion round, according to the figures compiled by IIM– Ahmedabad.

On the last occasion, the court had sought this information. IIM–Ahmedabad lawyer said at Ahmedabad all the 12 reserved seats had been filled, but he did not know about the situation elsewhere.

Under the Prevention of Disability Act, 1995, 3 per cent of seats have to be reserved in government–run educational institutes for handicapped persons.

The petitioner had alleged this quota was not being implemented and demanded 90 reserved seats in total.

The court, however, was not inclined to hear the matter further. At the last hearing, the Judges had wondered if Bombay High Court had jurisdiction in this case.

On Tuesday, the HC disposed of the plea as the petitioner agreed to make a fresh representation to Chief Commissioner for disabled people about his grievance. The commissioner would decide the issue, it said.

Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com

Source:http://www.disabilityindia.com/html/news.html

Mumbai, July 06:
A total of 71 seats were reserved for disabled people candidates in seven Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), the Bombay High Court was told on Tuesday.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice S C Dharmadhikari was informed about the reservation during hearing on a petition filed by one Rahul Girreddy, who took CAT, but was denied admission in quota for disabled people.

As many as 270 candidates were shortlisted in the category for these 71 seats and invited for group discussion round, according to the figures compiled by IIM– Ahmedabad.

On the last occasion, the court had sought this information. IIM–Ahmedabad lawyer said at Ahmedabad all the 12 reserved seats had been filled, but he did not know about the situation elsewhere.

Under the Prevention of Disability Act, 1995, 3 per cent of seats have to be reserved in government–run educational institutes for handicapped persons.

The petitioner had alleged this quota was not being implemented and demanded 90 reserved seats in total.

The court, however, was not inclined to hear the matter further. At the last hearing, the Judges had wondered if Bombay High Court had jurisdiction in this case.

On Tuesday, the HC disposed of the plea as the petitioner agreed to make a fresh representation to Chief Commissioner for disabled people about his grievance. The commissioner would decide the issue, it said.

Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com

Source:http://www.disabilityindia.com/html/news.html