CHENNAI: Increasing seats of sports activities quota in authorities larger instructional establishments is a matter of presidency coverage determination, the Madras High Court mentioned.

A division bench of Madras High Court comprising Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice P D Audikesavalu made this remark Disposing of a petition in search of route to extend the seats.

A Public Interest Litigation filed by M Arthanari from Omalur, Salem, mentioned there isn’t a correct reservation or regularised reservation in larger research like drugs, engineering, and different larger research, for the a number of college students who’re taking sports activities as their profession.

Further, the petitioner mentioned some universities allotted seats beneath sports activities quota with none authorities pointers. For occasion, solely 7 seats for MBBS, 5 seats for Veterinary science, and 7 seats for legislation (5-year course). Even although the full variety of seats within the programs is voluminously elevated, the seat allotted to the sports activities quota

The PIL mentioned there isn’t a reservation in larger research like drugs for college kids who’re taking sports activities as their profession

has not been elevated, the petition learn.

As a counter, the federal government pleader Muthukumar mentioned that 3 per cent of the reservation is being given to the scholars beneath sports activities quota together with arts and science, and engineering research.