New Delhi: The High Court verdict in the case related to minority scholarships will not stay. The state government has approached the Supreme Court against the Kerala High Court’s decision to quash the 80:20 ratio in minority scholarships. The state government had sought a stay of the High Court judgment on the petition. But the court rejected the request to stay and sent a notice to the parties to the case.
A bench headed by Justice L Nageshwar Rao heard the state government’s plea. The Kerala High Court ruled that the 80:20 ratio should be abolished and the scholarship should be given based on population. The state has no authority to determine minority scholarships. The High Court had pointed out that giving benefits to only one section was discriminatory. However, the state government argued that the scholarship would be disqualified if it was awarded without regard to educational backwardness.
