High Court Rebukes Arbitrary Exclusion of Meritorious Students from Medical Fee Reimbursement Schemes
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Case: SEJAL SANDIP BHALE AND OTHERS v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
Court: Bombay High Court
Date: 03-08-2026
Law: Maharashtra State Reservation (of seats for admission in educational institutions in the State and for appointments in the public services and posts under the State) for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, Administrative Law.
Highlights of the Judgment:
- Examination of the eligibility criteria under the Government Resolution dated 20-09-2019 for medical fee reimbursement.
- Judicial scrutiny of administrative arbitrariness in excluding meritorious general category students adversely affected by EWS and SEBC reservations.
- Analysis of flawed record-keeping and lack of transparency by State authorities during medical admission processes.
- Evaluation of comparative merit data demonstrating discriminatory conferring of benefits to lower-ranked candidates.
- Application of writ jurisdiction to rectify executive failure and award compensatory costs and interest for administrative delays.