New Delhi: The confusion over implementation of 27 per cent quota for OBCs in institutes of higher education persists for the time being.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday virtually rejected the Government's plea for an early hearing on the apex court's March 29 stay order on the quota.
Instead, it has set April 23 as the date for hearing the Centre's appeal against the stay on the OBC quota.
A direction to this effect was given by a bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and L S Panta after Solicitor General G E Vahanvati mentioned the matter before it.
The development could have a direct bearing on those seeking admission to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM).
The IIMs had earlier fixed April 21 as the date for bringing out admission lists for candidates. However, in light of Wednesday's decision, they would go ahead with the admissions without the OBC quota for the coming academic session.
Supreme Court will hear Centre's plea on OBC quota stay on April 23, which is after the IIMs' last date for admission.
Over 4,000 students who were short-listed for group discussions and interviews in IIMS are now left in the lurch.
This could mean that the cream of the applicants could end up in any of the 70 other management schools, the admissions to which are also conducted through the Common Admission Test (CAT).
“Most of them will not take chances and take admissions by April 15 to other institutes. If they find themselves on the list of the coveted IIMs they will then abandon those colleges. In the process they stand to lose Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakh,” said Director IIM-Bangalore, Prakash Apte.
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