# Sabra Ahmad v. State Of U.P. & Ors

- **Citation:** (2025) 8 ILRA 804
- **Court:** High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
- **Decided:** 2025-08-25
- **Case number:** Writ C No. 7820 of 2025
- **Bench:** Pankaj Bhatia
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sabra-ahmad-v-state-of-u-p-ors-53764
- **Pages:** 11

## Headnote

C.S.C., Syed Mohammad Haider Rizv

Issue for Consideration
The petitioner claimed that the reservation for
SC/ST and OBC far exceeded 50% in four
Government
Medical
Colleges
located
at
Ambedkar
Nagar,
Kannuaj,
Jalaun
and
Saharanpur, which is contrary to the Uttar
Pradesh Admission to Educational Institutions
Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes
and
Other
Backward
Classes
Act,2006.The total reservation shown in the seat
matrix was exceeding 79%.

Headnotes
Civil
law-Constitution
of
India,1950Article 226- Uttar Pradesh Admission to
Educational Institutions Reservation for
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and
Other Backward Classes Act,2006.-S. 4(1)-
Reservation in Educational InstitutionsPermissible
Extent
of
ReservationContradiction between Executive Order
and Statute-The Government Orders were
founded
on
a
misreading
and
misinterpretation
of
the
Central
Government's policy guidelines for the
SCP-The G.O. was clearly contrary to the
mandate of Section 4 of the Act,2006Petition Allowed.

Held
The court held that the guidelines for SCP,
which mention 70% SC/ST and 30% general
population, relate to hostel facilities and the
expenditure to be borne by the SCP and General
Plan Funds(70% and 30% respectively), not the
reservation
for
educational
admissions
as
defined in the Act,2006-All the Government
orders mandating quotas in excess of the
reservation prescribed
in 2006 Act were
quashed-The State of U.P. was directed to fill
the seats in the four college afresh strictly based
upon the reservation prescribed under the
Act,2006 along with the reservation for the
Central Government seats and the State
Governments Seats.(Para 24 to 30) (E-6)

List of Acts
Uttar
Pradesh
Admission
to
Educational
Institutions Reservation for Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes
Act, 2006

List of Keywords
Act,2006, Reservation, quota , EWS, SC/ST,
OBC, SCP, Ambedkar Nagar, Kannuaj, Jalaun
and Saharanpur, Indra Sawhney, MBBS seats,
Tribal Sub-plan

Case Arising From
CIVIL JURISDICTION:WRIT-C No. - 7820 of
2025
8 All. Sabra Ahmad Vs. State of U.P. & Ors.
805
From the Judgment and Order dated 25.08.2025
of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.
Sabra Ahmad Vs. State of U.P. & Ors.

Appearances for Parties
Advs. for Petitioner(s):
Moti Lal Yadav
Advs.for Respondent(s):
 C.S.C., Syed Mohammad Haider Rizvi

## Text

804 INDIAN LAW REPORTS ALLAHABAD SERIES
this case under Section 16 of the NGT Act,
2010, which has not been availed of.
Further, an order dated 28.06.2022 has
been challenged by filing this writ petition
on 22/23.07.2025 i.e. with a delay of more
than three years. Statutory remedy of
appeal has not been availed in terms of
limitation prescribed under Section 16 of
the NGT Act, 2010 and after more than
three years this writ petition has been filed
challenging the said order.

20.
Accordingly,
we
decline
to
exercise our discretion to entertain this
petition.

21. The writ petition is dismissed
accordingly.
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(2025) 8 ILRA 804
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
CIVIL SIDE
DATED: LUCKNOW 25.08.2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.

Writ C No. 7820 of 2025

Sabra Ahmad ...Petitioner
Versus
State Of U.P. & Ors. ...Respondents

Counsel for the Petitioner:
Moti Lal Yadav

Counsel for the Respondents:
C.S.C., Syed Mohammad Haider Rizv

Issue for Consideration
The petitioner claimed that the reservation for
SC/ST and OBC far exceeded 50% in four
Government
Medical
Colleges
located
at
Ambedkar
Nagar,
Kannuaj,
Jalaun
and
Saharanpur, which is contrary to the Uttar
Pradesh Admission to Educational Institutions
Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes
and
Other
Backward
Classes
Act,2006.The total reservation shown in the seat
matrix was exceeding 79%.

Headnotes
Civil
law-Constitution
of
India,1950Article 226- Uttar Pradesh Admission to
Educational Institutions Reservation for
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and
Other Backward Classes Act,2006.-S. 4(1)-
Reservation in Educational InstitutionsPermissible
Extent
of
ReservationContradiction between Executive Order
and Statute-The Government Orders were
founded
on
a
misreading
and
misinterpretation
of
the
Central
Government's policy guidelines for the
SCP-The G.O. was clearly contrary to the
mandate of Section 4 of the Act,2006Petition Allowed.

Held
The court held that the guidelines for SCP,
which mention 70% SC/ST and 30% general
population, relate to hostel facilities and the
expenditure to be borne by the SCP and General
Plan Funds(70% and 30% respectively), not the
reservation
for
educational
admissions
as
defined in the Act,2006-All the Government
orders mandating quotas in excess of the
reservation prescribed
in 2006 Act were
quashed-The State of U.P. was directed to fill
the seats in the four college afresh strictly based
upon the reservation prescribed under the
Act,2006 along with the reservation for the
Central Government seats and the State
Governments Seats.(Para 24 to 30) (E-6)

List of Acts
Uttar
Pradesh
Admission
to
Educational
Institutions Reservation for Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes
Act, 2006

List of Keywords
Act,2006, Reservation, quota , EWS, SC/ST,
OBC, SCP, Ambedkar Nagar, Kannuaj, Jalaun
and Saharanpur, Indra Sawhney, MBBS seats,
Tribal Sub-plan

Case Arising From
CIVIL JURISDICTION:WRIT-C No. - 7820 of
2025
8 All. Sabra Ahmad Vs. State of U.P. & Ors.
805
From the Judgment and Order dated 25.08.2025
of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.
Sabra Ahmad Vs. State of U.P. & Ors.

Appearances for Parties
Advs. for Petitioner(s):
Moti Lal Yadav
Advs.for Respondent(s):
 C.S.C., Syed Mohammad Haider Rizvi

(Delivered by Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia, J.)

1. Heard learned counsel for the
petitioner, Shri Syed Mohd. Haider Rizvi,
learned counsel for respondent No.2 and
Shri
Vinod
Kumar
Shahi,
learned
Additional Advocate General assisted by
Shri Rahul Shukla, learned Chief Standing
Counsel for the State-respondents.

2. The Petition raises a very important
issue with regards to permissible extent of
reservation for entrance in medical colleges
in four Government Medical colleges at
Ambedkar Nagar, Kannauj, Jalaun and
Saharanpur.

3. The facts in brief are that the
petitioner had appeared in the NEET-2025
examination and had secured 523 marks
/All India Rank 29061. It is stated that for
providing the reservation in the State of
Uttar Pradesh for the admission to the
educational
institutions,
the
State
Government has framed an Act, which is
known as Uttar Pradesh Admission to
Educational Institutions Reservation for
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and
Other
Backward
Classes
Act,
2006
(hereinafter known as the 'Reservation Act
of 2006').

4. It is stated that for giving the
reservation, a seat matrix has been issued,
which is on record as Annexure No.4 to the
writ petition, wherein in respect of four
Medical Colleges situated at Ambedkar
Nagar, Kannauj, Jalaun and Saharanpur,
the reservation is prescribed as under:-

"Summary of Reserved MBBS Seats
in Impugned Medical Colleges

Governm
ent
Medical
College
MB
S
Seat
s in
Stat
e
Quo
ta
No of MBBS Seats in
Category
Unreser
ved
S
C
S
T
OB
C
Ambedk
ar Nagar
85
7
62
5
11
Kannauj
85
7
62
5
11
Jalaun,
Orai
85
7
62
5
11
Saharanp
ur
85
7
62
5
11
Total
Seats
340
28
24
8
2
0
44

SEAT MATRIX

Summary of Category Wise MBBS
Seats Matrix in State

Cate
gory
N
os
O
P
G
L
P
H
E
X
E
F
N
C

UR
17
05
11
92
3
4
1
8
5
3
5
3
5
1
7
17
05
BC
11
51
80
5
2
3
0
5
8
2
3
2
3
1
2
11
51
SC
11
10
77
8
2
2
2
5
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
11
10
ST
10
2
75
1
9
4
2
2
0
10
2
EW
37
4
26
4
7
5
1
8
7
8
2
37
4
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Total 44
42
31
14
8
8
7
2
2
0
8
9
9
0
4
2
44
42

UR: Unreserved. BC: Backward
Class
(OBC),
SC:
Scheduled
Caste,
Scheduled
Trobe,
EW:
Economically
Weaker Section (EWS) OP Open GL: Girls
PH:
Physically
Handicapped
EX
Servicemen, FF: Freedom Fighters & NC:
NCC Certificate"

5. In the light of the said seat matrix,
the submission of learned counsel for the
petitioner is that the reservation for SC/ST
and OBC far exceed 50%, which is
contrary to the Reservation Act of 2006. It
is further argued that 15% seats of the said
Medical Colleges equivalent to 60 seats of
the impugned Colleges falling under the
central quota are being allotted by the
Medical Council Committee, a body of the
Government of India, which is to prescribe
the reservation in terms of the provisions
contained in the Central Educational
Institutions (Reservation in Admission)
Act, 2006, and the rest of seats fall under
the state quota to be allotted by the State
Government as per the State Act of 2006,
whereas, in the seat matrix as extracted
above, the reservation is exceeding 79%,
which is contrary to the State Act as well as
the Central Act and also violative of the
well settled principle of 50% reservation. It
is stated that although, the petitioner has
qualified, however, her merit would get
adversely affected because of the illegal
reservation prescribed by the respondents.
It is stated that the petitioner has also given
a representation to that effect. However, no
decision was taken as such the Petitioner
has approached this court.

6. In light of the said arguments, this
Court had called the State Counsel as well
as learned counsel for respondent No.2 to
take
instructions
on
the
manner
of
providing reservations and the reasons
thereof.

7. Learned Standing Counsel has filed
detailed instructions sent by the State
Government, which are taken on record.

8. Justifying the reservation as has
been done in the seat matrix reflected
above, it is stated that Government Orders
dated 10.11.2006 as well as 29.01.2008 are
of relevance which led to establishing the
Medical Colleges at Jalaun and Ambedkar
Nagar. Similarly, the Medical Colleges at
Kannauj and Saharanpur were established
on 20.01.2010 and 21.02.2011, the said
Government orders stated that grants for
setting up medical colleges were received
under the Special Component Plan of the
central Government and also contained a
prescription for reservation to the following
extent, 70% would be reserved for the
scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, 15%
for the other backward classes and 15%
shall be reserved for the general category.

9.
To
further
justify
the
said
Government Orders, it is stated that the
said Government Orders were issued in
pursuance of the letter dated 05.07.2007
issued by the Central Government while
establishing the four Medical Colleges
under the 'special component plan'. It is
further stated that in pursuance of the said
communication
dated
05.07.2007,
the
Government Orders dated 13.07.2011,
19.07.2012,
17.07.2013
as
well
as
23.06.2015 were issued, wherein directions
were given in respect of the reservation to
be granted at the State level seats and the
Central level seats to the following effect:-

क्र०सं०
श्रेणी
राज्य
भारत
योग
8 All. Sabra Ahmad Vs. State of U.P. & Ors.
807
सरकार
द्वारा
आवंलर्त
सीर्ें
सरकार
द्वारा
आवंलर्त
सीर्ें
1
अनुसूलचत
जालत
62
02
64
2
अनुसूलचत
जनजालत
05
01
06
3
अन्य
लपिड़ा वगट
11
04
15
4
अनारलक्षत
07
08
15

योग-
85
15
100

10. To further justify the said Act, the
following
has
been
pleaded
in
the
instructions as reasoning:-

"5) The Uttar Pradesh Admission
to Educational Institutions Reservation for
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and
Other Backward Classes Act, 2006 के अंतगजत
50 प्रकतशत आरक्षण सामान्य व्यवस्था के अन्तगजत है। भारत
सरकार द्वारा कनिाजररत स्पेशि कम्पोनेन्ट प्िान की गाइड-िाइन्स के
अन्तगजत स्पेशि कम्पोनेन्ट प्िान की िनराकश तभी व्यय की जा
सकती है, जबकक इन्फास्रक्चर सेक्टर में प्रस्ताकवत इन्रास्रक्चर से
िाभाकन्वत होने वािे कुि व्यकक्तयों में से 50 प्रकतशत से अकिक
व्यकक्त अनुसूकचत जाकत के हों। अनुसूकचत जाकत सब प्िान के
सम्बन्ि में योजना आयोग, भारत सरकार के उक्त पत्र कदनांक
05.07.2007 के साथ संिग्न कदशा-कनदेश के अनुसार
एस०सी०एस०पी० से शैकक्षक संस्थाओं की स्थापना हेतु 70
प्रकतशत छात्र/छात्रायें अनुसूकचत जाकत/अनुसूकचत जनजाकत तथा शेि
30 प्रकतशत सामान्य दर के छात्र/छात्राओं को प्रवेश कदये जाने के
कनदेश हैं। साथ ही कुि व्यय में 70 प्रकतशत िनराकश
एस०सी०एस०पी० तथा अवशेि 30 प्रकतशत िनराकश सामान्य
योजना से वहन ककये जाने तथा इन कोसी को चिाये जाने हेतु व्यय
एस०सी०एस०पी० के पररव्यय से वहन के कनदेश हैं। इन कदशा-
कनदेशों के अनुरूप मेकडकि कािेज की स्थापना भी अनुसूकचत जाकत
सब प्िान (एस०सी०एस०पी०) से करायी जा सकती है।

लवशेष
समलन्वत
योजना
(Special
Component Plan) अनुसूलचत जालत, जनजालत एवं अन्य
लपिड़ा वगट के अभ्यलथटयों के सामालजक, आलथटक लवकास को
बढ़ावा देने व उनकी लस्थलत में सुिार करने के उद्देश्य से केन्र सरकार
एवं राज्य सरकार की एक साथटक पहल है तालक उन्हें लशक्षा,
स्वास्थ्य, रोजगार एवं अन्य क्षेत्रों में समान अवसर लमल सके व
गरीिी रेखा से ऊपर आ सके।"

11. The State Government has also
placed before this Court the guidelines and
additional guidelines issued by the Central
Government pertaining to Schedule Caste
Sub Plan issued to State Government for its
effective implementation.. The guidelines
were consolidated and communicated by
the Planning Commission to the Planning
secretary through letter dated October 31st,
2005. It is pleaded by the state that in
pursuance of the said guidelines issued for
preparing
the
schemes/programmes
under the special component plan and
the tribal sub plan by the State
Government, . The guidelines based upon
which the State Government had issued the
Government Orders fixing the reservation
and relevant for the present case are as
under:-

" 3 An educational complex in the
name of educational institute may be set up
in each district. The facilities relating to
sports, multi-purpose hall, intermediate
college with sports education may be
provided in this institute on the pattern of
Navodaya Vidyala and Kendriya Vidyala.
This educational institute will also have
classes from 1 to 12 with hostel facilities
for 70% SC/ST boys and girls and 30%
boys and girls from general population.
70% expenditure of this institute will be
provided from the SCP earmarked funds
and 30% will come from the Genera Plan.

4.
In
every
Divisional
Headquarters, a polytechnic may be set up.
Further, one of two training colleges for
nursing and para-medical training courses,
for
nurses,
ANMs,
physiotherapists,
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technicians, radiologists may be provided
exclusively for SCs & STs. The nursing
colleges exclusively for SC/ST girls may be
attached to medical colleges provided. 70%
expenditure of this. institute will be
provided from the SCP earmarked funds
and 30% will come from the General Plan.
The expenditure for running these courses
will be made out of Special Component
Plan outlay earmarked in the State.

7. The candidates preparing for
various competitive exams like admission
in engineering colleges and medical
colleges and other services may be allowed
to take admission in any reputed private
training centre and their full fees should be
reimbursed by the Government from SCP/
TSP funds.

8. Government may also think of
providing one time financial support of say
Rs 25 to Rs. 40 lakhs to the recognized
social institutions for starring intermediate
/degree colleges in each Block exclusively
for SC/ST boys and girls or admitting 70%
SC/ST boys and girls and 30% boys and
girls from general population as is being
done in U.P."

12. Taking a cue from the guidelines
issued
referred
to
above,
the
State
Government issued the Government Order
dated 20.01.2010, wherein for the first
time,
while
taking
a
decision
for
establishing a Medical College at Kannauj,
the following decision was taken:-

"3- प्रश्नगत मेकडकि कािेज में प्रवेश हेतु कनिाजररत
कुि सीटों में से 70 प्रकतशत सीटे अनुसूकचत जाकत/जनजाकत, 15
प्रकतशत सीटे कपछड़े वगज तथा 15 प्रकतशत सीटे सामान्य वगज के
किए आरकक्षत रहेगीं तथा प्रश्नगत संस्थान की स्थापना आकद पर होने
वािे कुि व्यय का 70 प्रकतशत एस०सी०एस०पी० से तथा 30
प्रकतशत व्यय सामान्य योजना से वहन ककया जायेगा। "

13.
Similarly,
in
respect
of
establishment of a Medical College at
Saharanpur, the following decision was
taken:-

"4- स्वीकृत की जा रही िनराकश का व्यय भारत
सरकार तथा राज्य सरकार द्वारा कनिाजररत एस०सी०एस०पी०/
टी०एस०पी० के मानक/कदशा-कनदेशों के अनुसार ककया जाना
सुकनकित करेगें ।

5- प्रश्नगत मेकडकि कािेज में प्रवेश हेतु कनिाजररत
कुि सीटो में से 70 प्रकतशत सीटें अनुसूकचत जाकत/जनजाकत, 15
प्रकतशत सीटें कपछड़े वगज तथा 15 प्रकतशत सीटें सामान्य वगज के
किए आरकक्षत रहेगीं तथा प्रश्नगत संस्थान की स्थापना आकद पर होने
वािे कुि व्यय का 70 प्रकतशत एस०सी०एस०पी० से तथा 30
प्रकतशत व्यय सामान्य योजना से वहन ककया जायेगा।"

14.
Similarly,
vide
order
dated
13.7.2011 while establishing a Medical
College at Ambedkar Nagar, the following
decision was taken:-

"उपयुजक्त कवियक आपके पत्र संख्या एमई3/2011/6617, कदनांक 11.07.2011 के संदभज में मुझे यह
कहने का कनदेश हुआ है कक कवशेि समकन्वत योजना
(एस०सी०पी०) के अन्तगजत स्थाकपत राजकीय मेकडकि कािेज,
अम्बेडकर नगर में एम०बी०बी०एस० पाठ्यक्रम की 100 सीटों के
आवंटन के संबंि में समाज कलयाण कवभाग की राय प्राप्त की गयी।
समाज कलयाण कवभाग द्वारा 100 सीटों में से 64 सीटें अनुसूकचत
जाकत हेतु 06 सीटें अनुसूकचत जनजाकत हेतु, 15 सीटें अन्य कपछड़ा
वगज हेतु तथा 15 सीटें अनारकक्षत (समान्य वगज) अभ्यकथजयों हेतु
आवंकटत ककये जाने की राय दी गयी है।

उलिेखनीय है कक भारत सरकार के पत्र संख्या-यू०11011/05/2011-एम०ई०सी०, कद्वतीय 06.05.2011 में
कदये गये कनदेशानुसार 15 प्रकतशत सीटें अथाजत 100 में से 15
सीटें भारत सरकार को कदये जाने के फिस्वरूप 15 सीटों में भारत
सरकार में िागू आरक्षण नीकत के अनुसार श्रेणीवार कनम्नांककत सीटें
आवंकटत की जायेगीः-

क्र०
श्रेणी
सीर्ें
8 All. Sabra Ahmad Vs. State of U.P. & Ors.
809
1
अनुसूलचत जालत
02(15%)
2
अनुसूलचत जनजालत
01(7.5%)
3
अन्य लपिड़ा वगट
04(27%)
4
अनारलक्षत
(सामान्य)
08

योगः-
15

3- राज्य सरकार द्वारा आवंकटत की जाने वािी
अवशेि 85 सीटों में से भारत सरकार द्वारा अनुसूकचत जाकत को
आवंकटत की जाने वािी 02 सीटों, अनुसूकचत जनजाकत को
आवंकटत की जाने वािी 01 सीट तथा अन्य कपछड़ा वगज को दी
जाने वािी 04 सीटों को हटाने के उपरान्त तथा समाज कलयाण
कवभाग द्वारा दी गयी राय के अनुसार अनुसूकचत जाकत के अभ्यकथजयों
को 61 सीटें, अनुसूकचत जनजाकत के अभ्यकथजयों को 06 सीटें,
अन्य कपछड़ा वगज के अभ्यकथजयों को 15 सीटें बनाये रखने का तथा
अनारकक्षत (सामान्य) अभ्यकथजयों को 15 सीटें बनाये रखने को रखते
हुए राज्य सरकार द्वारा अवशेि 85 सीटों तथा भारत सरकार द्वारा
आवंकटत की जाने वािी 15 सीटों का श्रेणीवार कववरण कनम्नवत्
होगा:-

क्र०
श्रेणी
राज्य
सराकर
द्वारा
आवंलर्त
सीर्ें
भारत
सरकार
द्वारा
आवंलर्त
सीर्ें
योग
1
अनुसूलचत
जालत
62
02
64
2
अनुसूलचत
जनजालत
05
01
06
3
अन्य लपिड़ा
वगट
11
04
15
4
अनारलक्षत
(सामान्य)
07
08
15

योग
85
15
100

कृपया शासन द्वारा किये उपयुजक्त कनणजयानुसार
यथावश्यक कायजवाही करने का कष्ट करें।"

15.
Similarly,
in
respect
of
establishment of a Medical College at
Kannauj having 100 seats, a decision was
taken with regard to fixing the reservation
by the Government order dated 19.07.2022
to the following effect:-

"उपयुजक्त कवियक आपके पत्र संख्या-एमई3/2012/342, कदनााँक 05.07.2012 के संदभज में मुझे यह
कहने का कनदेश हुआ है कक कवशेि समकन्वत योजना
(एस०सी०पी०) के अन्तगजत स्थाकपत राजकीय मेकडकि कािेज,
कन्नौज में एम०बी०बी०एस० पाठ््‌यक्रम की 100 सीटों के आवंटन
के संबंि में समाज कलयाण कवभाग की राय प्राप्त की गयी। समाज
कलयाण कवभाग द्वारा 100 सीटों में से 64 सीटें अनुसूकचत जाकत
हेतु 06 सीटें अनुसूकचत जनजाकत हेतु, 15 सीटें अन्य कपछड़ा वगज
हेतु तथा 15 सीटें अनारकक्षत (सामान्य वगज) अभ्यकथजयों हेतु
आवंकटत ककये जाने की राय दी गयी है।

2ー उलिेखनीय है कक भारत सरकार के पत्र
संख्या-यू०-11011/06/2011-एम०ई०सी०,
कदनााँक
06.05.2011 में कदये गये कनदेशानुसार 15 प्रकतशत सीटें अथाजत
100 में से 15 सीटें भारत सरकार को कदये जाने के फिस्वरूप
15 सीटों में भारत सरकार में िागू आरक्षण नीकत के अनुसार
श्रेणीवार कनम्नांककत सीटें आवंकटत की जायेगीः-

क्र०
श्रेणी
सीर्ें
1
अनुसूलचत जालत
02(15%)
2
अनुसूलचत जनजालत
01(7.5%)
3
अन्य लपिड़ा वगट
04(27%)
4
अनारलक्षत
(सामान्य)
08

योग
15

राज्य सरकार द्वारा आवंकटत की जाने वािी अवशेि 85
सीटों में से भारत सरकार द्वारा अनुसूकचत जाकत को आवंकटत की जाने वािी
02 सीटें, अनुसूकचत जनजाकत को आवंकटत की जाने वािी 01 सीट तथा
अन्य कपछड़ा वगज को दी जाने वािी 04 सीटों को हटाने के उपरान्त तथा
समाज कलयाण कवभाग द्वारा दी गयी राय के अनुसार अनुसूकचत जाकत के
अभ्यकथजयों को 64 सीटें, अनुसूकचत जनजाकत के अभ्यकथजयो पने 06 सीटें,
अन्य कपछड़ा वगज के अभ्यकथजयों को 15 सीटें तथा अनारकक्षत (सामान्य)
अभ्यकथजयों अपभित 15 सीटें बनाये रखने को दृकष्टगत रखते हुए राज्य
सरकार द्वारा अवशेि 85 सीटों तथा भारत सरकार द्वारा आवंकटत की जाने
वािी 15 सीटों का श्रेणीवार कववरण कनम्नवत् होगा:-

क्र०
श्रेणी
राज्य
भारत
योग
810 INDIAN LAW REPORTS ALLAHABAD SERIES
सराकर
द्वारा
आवंलर्त
सीर्ें
सरकार
द्वारा
आवंलर्त
सीर्ें
1
अनुसूलचत
जालत
62
02
64
2
अनुसूलचत
जनजालत
05
01
06
3
अन्य लपिड़ा
वगट
11
04
15
4
अनारलक्षत
(सामान्य)
07
08
15

योग
85
15
100

कृपया शासन द्वारा किये उपयुजक्त कनणजयानुसार
यथावश्यक कायजवाही करने का कष्ट करें।"

16. Similarly, in respect of a Medical
College at Jalaun, a decision was taken
vide Government Order dated 17.07.2013
to the following effect:-

"उपयुजक्त कवियक आपके पत्र संख्या-एमई3/2013/1901, कदनााँक 16.07.2013 के संदभज में मुझे यह
कहने का कनदेश हुआ है कक कवशेि समकन्वत योजना
(एस०सी०पी०) के अन्तगजत स्थाकपत राजकीय मेकडकि कािेज,
जािौन में एम०बी०बी०एस० पाठ््‌यक्रम की 100 सीटों के आवंटन
के संबंि में समाज कलयाण कवभाग की राय प्राप्त की गयी। समाज
कलयाण कवभाग द्वारा 100 सीटों में से 64 सीटें अनुसूकचत जाकत
हेतु 06 सीटें अनुसूकचत जनजाकत हेतु, 15 सीटें अन्य कपछड़ा वगज
हेतु तथा 15 सीटें अनारकक्षत (सामान्य वगज) अभ्यकथजयों हेतु
आवंकटत ककये जाने की राय दी गयी है।

2ー उलिेखनीय है कक भारत सरकार के पत्र
संख्या-यू०-11011/05/2011-एम०ई०सी०,
कदनााँक
06.05.2011 में कदये गये कनदेशानुसार 15 प्रकतशत सीटें अथाजत
100 में से 15 सीटें भारत सरकार को कदये जाने के फिस्वरूप
15 सीटों में भारत सरकार में िागू आरक्षण नीकत के अनुसार
श्रेणीवार कनम्नांककत सीटें आवंकटत की जायेगीः-

क्र०
श्रेणी
सीर्ें
1
अनुसूलचत जालत
02(15%)
2
अनुसूलचत जनजालत
01(7.5%)
3
अन्य लपिड़ा वगट
04(27%)
4
अनारलक्षत
(सामान्य)
08

योग
15

3- राज्य सरकार द्वारा आवंकटत की जाने वािी
अवशेि 85 सीटों में से भारत सरकार द्वारा अनुसूकचत जाकत को
आवंकटत की जाने वािी 02 सीटों, अनुसूकचत जनजाकत को
आवंकटत की जाने वािी 01 सीट तथा अन्य कपछड़ा वगज को दी
जाने वािी 04 सीटों को हटाने के उपरान्त तथा समाज कलयाण
कवभाग द्वारा दी गयी राय के अनुसार अनुसूकचत जाकत के अभ्यकथजयों
को 64 सीटें, अनुसूकचत जनजाकत के अभ्यकथजयो को 06 सीटें,
अन्य कपछड़ा वगज के अभ्यकथजयों को 15 सीटें तथा अनारकक्षत सीटों
तथा भारत सरकार द्वारा आवंकटत की जाने वािी 15 सीटों का
श्रेणीवार कववरण कनम्नवत् होगा:-

क्र०
श्रेणी
राज्य
सराकर
द्वारा
आवंलर्त
सीर्ें
भारत
सरकार
द्वारा
आवंलर्त
सीर्ें
योग
1
अनुसूलचत
जालत
62
02
64
2
अनुसूलचत
जनजालत
05
01
06
3
अन्य लपिड़ा
वगट
11
04
15
4
अनारलक्षत
(सामान्य)
07
08
15

योग
85
15
100

कृपया शासन द्वारा किये उपयुजक्त कनणजयानुसार
यथावश्यक कायजवाही करने का कष्ट करें।"

17. Ultimately, vide Government Order
dated 23.06.2015, a decision for providing
reservation for the Medical College at
Saharanpur was taken, which is as under:-

"उपयुटक्त लवषयक आपके पत्र संख्या-एम०ई०3/2015/2109, लदनााँक 18.08.2015 के क्रम में मुझे यह
8 All. Sabra Ahmad Vs. State of U.P. & Ors.
811
कहने का लनदेश हुआ है लक श्री राज्यपाल महोदय शेकूल लहन्द
मौलाना महमूद हसन मेलडकल कालेज, सहारनपुर को भारत सरकार
के पत्र संख्याः यू०-120/12/886/2014-एम०ई० (पी०-II)
लदनांक 15.06.2015 के द्वारा शैलक्षक सत्र 2015-16 हेतु
एम०बी०बी०एस० पाठ्यक्रम को 100 सीर्ों पर दी गयी प्रवेश की
अनुमलत के अन्तगटत उक्त सीर्ों पर शैलक्षक सत्र 2015-16 से
प्रवेश की अनुमलत एतदद्वारा प्रदान करते है।

2- समाज कल्याण लवभाग के पत्र संख्याः
115/28-व०प्र०-2011-जी-136/2007
लदनांक
21.02.2011 तथा भारत सरकार के पत्र संख्या यू-
11011/05/2011-एम०ई०सी० लदनांक 06.05.2011 में
लदये के प्रालविानों के अनुसार एम०बी०बी०एस० पाठ्यक्रम को उक्त
सीर्ों का श्रेणीवार लवभाजन लनम्नवत होगा

क्र०
श्रेणी
राज्य
सराकर
द्वारा
आवंलर्त
सीर्ें
भारत
सरकार
द्वारा
आवंलर्त
सीर्ें
योग
1
अनुसूलचत
जालत
62
02
64
2
अनुसूलचत
जनजालत
05
01
06
3
अन्य लपिड़ा
वगट
11
04
15
4
अनारलक्षत
(सामान्य)
07
08
15

योग
85
15
100

कृपया तद्नुसार अग्रेतर कायजवाही सुकनकित करने का
कष्ट करें। "

18. From the bare perusal of the above
extracted government orders the State
Government not only prescribed for the
extent of reservations for the State Seats
but also for the seats falling under the
Central Quota.

19. Thus the entire exercise of
providing
reservations
to
the
extent
mentioned
above
the
reasoning
and
foundation is that funds were received for
establishing these colleges under the
Special Component Plan which contained a
stipulation the funds received under the
said plan had to be used so as to benefit
70% of boys and girls of SC/ST and 30%
for general population. In the light of said,
the State Government has tried to justify
the reservation exceeding 50%.

20. To evaluate the arguments placed
by learned counsel for the petitioner as well
as learned Standing Counsel and learned
counsel for respondent No.2, it is essential
to notice that after the judgement of the
Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Indra
Sawhney etc Vs. Union of India and
others AIR 1993 SC 477, the State
Government enacted the Act No.23 of
2006 known as the Reservation Act of
2006. The object of the Act was to
provide for reservation and admission in
the educational institutions including
private educational institutions whether
,aided or unaided by the State other than
the
minority
educational
institutions
referred to under Article 30(1) of the
Constitution of India in favour of the
persons belonging to the Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes and other
backward classes and for the matters
connected thereto. The said Act came into
force from 10.07.2006.

21. Section 2 of the said Act clearly
prescribes as under:

"2. This Act shall apply to all
admissions taking place in Educational
Institutions,
including
private
Educational Institutions, whether Aided
or unaided by the State, other than the
Mionrity
Educational
Institutions
referred to in clause (1) of the Article 30
of the Constitution of India."
812 INDIAN LAW REPORTS ALLAHABAD SERIES

22. The vertical reservation prescribed
in terms of the said Act is contained in
Section 4 of the said Act, which is
prescribed for the reservation in the
following manner:-

"4.
(I)
In
admission
to
educational institutions, including private
educational institutions, whether aided or
unaided by the State, other than the
minority educational institutions referred
to in clause (1) of Article 30 of the
Constitution of India, there shall be
reservation at the stage of admission in the
following percentage of sanctioned intake
to which admission is to be made in favour
of person belonging to Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and other backward
classes of citizens, in the academic year-

(a) in the case of Scheduled
Castes twenty one per cent

(b) in the case of scheduled
Tribes
two per cent,

(c) in the case of other backward

 classes of citizen

twenty seven per cent;

(2) In respect of any academic
year if any vacancy reserved for any
category of persons under sub-section (1)
remains unfilled, another special admission
drive shall be made to fill such vacancy
from amongst the person belonging to that
category.

(3) If in the special admission
drive referred to in sub-section (2) suitable
candidates belonging to the Scheduled
Tribes are not available to fill the vacancy
reserved for them, such vacancy shall be
filled by persons belongings to the
Scheduled Castes.

(4) Where, due to non-availability
of suitable candidates, any of the seats
reserved under sub-section (1) remains
unfilled even after special admission drive
referred to in sub-section (2), or subsection (3), then such vacancy shall be
filled by any other suitable candidate, on
the basis of merit.

(5) If a person belonging to any
of the categories mentioned in sub-section
(1) gets selected on the basis of merit as a
general candidate, and if he wants to
remain as a general candidate, then he
shall not be adjusted against the vacancies
reserved for such category under subsection (1)."

23. It is also essential to notice
that educational institutions are defined in
Section 3(e), which is as under:-

"(e)
"educational
institution"
means-

(i) a college or a school or an
institution, by whatever name called,
imparting
education
approved
or
recognized by a competent Statutory Body
and affiliated to a State University,
including a Private University established
or incorporated by an Act of the State
Legislature or a constituent unit of a
deemed to be University defined. under
section
3
of
the
University
Grants
Commission
Act,
1956,
imparting
education.

(ii) a college or a school or an
institution, by whatever name called,
imparting professional courses, approved
or recognized by the Competent Statutory
Body leading to the award of a degree,
diploma or a certificate, by whatever name
called."
8 All. Sabra Ahmad Vs. State of U.P. & Ors.
813

24. In terms of Section 10 of the said
Act, the State Government is empowered to
take decision in the event of any difficulty
arises in giving effect to the provisions of
this Act and the State Government is also
empowered by virtue of Section 12 of the
said Act to issue notifications and make
rules for carrying out the purpose of the
said Act. Admittedly, after the enactment
of 2006 Act, no decision has been taken in
terms of the powers conferred by virtue of
Section 10 or otherwise. The Government
Orders extracted above, which prescribes
for the reservation, are not mandated or
prescribed in terms of the Reservation Act
of 2006. The communication for issuance
of the Government Orders, based upon the
policy decision of the Central Government
issued for implementation and execution of
the special component plan for scheduled
castes tribal sub plan for scheduled tribal is
merely a policy decision, providing for the
guidelines and the manner in which the
decisions are to be taken for establishing
facilities relating to sports,multipurpose
halls,intermediate
college
with
sports
education,extending
benefits
such
as
preparing for competitive
exams for
admission to various colleges ,etc for which
the funds would be spent as prescribed.

25. The terms of the said guidelines
issued
and
extracted
above,
merely
prescribes for grant of hostel facilities after
the extent of 70% to SC/ST boys and girls
and 30% for the general population. It also
prescribe manner of expenditure to the
extent of 70% from the SCP earmarked
funds and 30% from the general plan. Even
the said stipulation does not in any way
authorize /prescribed/ mandate the fixing of
reservation for educational institutions at
the admission stage in the said educational
institutions as defined in the Act, 2006.

26. Thus, the Government Orders
fixing reservation are clearly contrary to
the mandate of Section 4 of the Act, 2006
or any other law Otherwise, also are
founded
on
misreading
and
misinterpretation of the policy guidelines
issued by the Central Government. The
reservation
has
clearly
violated
the
reasonably
well
settled
rule
of
not
exceeding 50% that too without any
authority of law and as such, the same
cannot be justified.

27. All the four Government Orders
being Government Order No.41/26-ब०प्र०2010-जी-87/2006
dated
20.01.2010,
Government Order No.115/26-ब०प्र०-2011-जी
136/2007 dated 21.02.2011, Government
Order
No.1493/71-1-2011-जी-264/2011
dated 13.07.2011, Government Order No.
1764/71-1-2012-जी-284/20
dated
19.07.2012,
Government
Order
No.
1846/71-1-2013-जी-264/201
dated
17.07.2013
and
Government
Order
No.1243/71-1-2015-जी-264/2011
dated
13.06.2015 which mandate fixing of
quotas for reservation in excess of the
extent of reservation prescribed in the
2006 Act of the State Government are
quashed. The State of U.P. is directed to
fill the seats in the said four colleges
afresh strictly based upon the reservation
as prescribed under the Reservation Act
of 2006 along with the reservation for the
Central Government seats and the State
Government seats.

28. As it is informed that the seats
have already been filled, respondent No.2
will have to undergo into the fresh exercise
to fill the seats in terms of the prescriptions
contained for reservation in the Act, 2006
afresh.
814 INDIAN LAW REPORTS ALLAHABAD SERIES

29. Learned Counsel for respondent
No.2 lays emphasis and reads the directions
contained in the judgement of Indra
Sawhwney (supra) to argue that the bar of
50% reservation is not sacrosanct and can
be breached. However, he does not dispute
that the same can be breached only in
accordance with law. He could not place
any Act/prescriptions under law justifying
the breach.

30. The petition is allowed in the
abovesaid terms.
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(2025) 8 ILRA 814
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
CIVIL SIDE
DATED: ALLAHABAD 19.08.2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE ARINDAM SINHA, J.
THE HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J.

Writ C No. 57045 of 2011

Shiv Ratan Dixit & Ors. ...Petitioners
Versus
State Of U.P. & Ors. ...Respondents

Counsel for the Petitioners:

Counsel for the Respondents:

Issue for Consideration
Whether, after dismissal of State's Special Leave
Petition by Supreme Court upon hearing both
parties, High Court retains jurisdiction to
entertain a review application against its earlier
judgment dated 22.01.2015, particularly when
such review is sought on the ground of alleged
error apparent on face of record relating to
date of possession of disputed land (recorded
as 06.01.2003 instead of 04.08.1992).

Headnotes
Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act,
1976 - ss. 6(1), 8(4), 10(1), 10(3), -
Petitioners,
challenged
alleged
illegal
taking of possession of their land under
Act, 1976 and its subsequent transfer to
Kanpur Development Authority - They
contended that certificate of possession
dated 06.01.2003, relied upon by State to
assert transfer of possession, was a mere
paper transaction, as they continued to
remain in actual physical possession of
disputed
land
-
Division
Bench,
by
judgment dated 22.01.2015, accepted this
contention and allowed writ petition -
Aggrieved,
State
of
Uttar
Pradesh
preferred Special Leave Petition before
Supreme Court, dismissed on 04.12.2019
after hearing both parties - Thereafter,
State filed Civil Misc. Review Application
seeking review of said judgment on the
plea that Court had proceeded on wrong
premise by recording date of possession
as 06.01.2003 instead of 04.08.1992,
thereby asserting error apparent on face
of record - Petitioners opposed review as
abuse
of
process,
contending
that
dismissal of SLP on contest barred any
review - Interference with
Held: To address applicant's ground for review,
it was contended that error apparent existed as
possession was allegedly taken on 4th August
1992, whereas Division Bench referred to
possession with State based on certificate dated
6th January 2003 - However, when possession
was shown to be given to Kanpur Development
Authority vide certificate dated 6th January,
2003, Division Bench, upon examining said
certificate, recorded categorical finding that land
remained under cultivation of writ petitioners
even at the time of its preparation and
constructions existed only on remaining portion,
thereby holding that possession claimed by
respondents through certificate dated 6th
January 2003 was merely a paper transaction -
Writ petitioners had actual physical possession
over land in dispute even thereafter and till date
of judgment - Division Bench was dealing with
petitioners' claimed possession at time it
prepared certificate - On perusal of it, Bench
appreciated review applicant to be in purported
possession inasmuch as, it sought to deliver
possession to Kanpur Development Authority -
From relied upon paragraph, it is evident that
Division Bench did not hold that review