Jabalpur High Court Issues Notice Over Cut in EWS Reserved Seats

The Madhya Pradesh High Court sitting in Jabalpur has issued a formal notice to the state education department seeking clarification on a recent decision to reduce the number of seats allocated to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in certain academic programmes.\n\nThe cut, reported by local media, alters the quota that had been set under the central government's reservation policy for EWS candidates. Officials have not provided a public rationale, prompting judicial intervention.\n\nThe court has ordered the department to submit a detailed response within a prescribed timeframe, stressing that any change to reservation norms must comply with constitutional safeguards and Supreme Court directives.\n\nStudent groups and civil‑society organisations have voiced concerns that the reduction could erode the benefits intended for economically disadvantaged students.\n\nA hearing is scheduled later this month to determine whether the seat reduction will stand or be reversed.