The Apex Court strongly disapproved the approach of Calcutta High Court and wanted to know,” Will High Court sit over the Supreme Court? If the Act is upheld where is the question of stay?” Earlier, Solicitor General G E Vahanvati, appearing for the Central government, read out from the relevent section of the Act which clearly states that quota will apply to Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral courses and contended when the Act had been upheld by the constitution bench of this court, how can a graduate be excluded from the benefits of the admission in education institutions of higher studies? The Chief Justice repeatedly countered the contentions raised by a battery of senior counsel appearing for anti-reservationists, who contended that High Court order could not be interfered with until and unless copy of the High Court was placed before the court.
The Apex Court will hear the matter after vacations.