HC quashes 2015 order that allotted 80% of minority scholarships to Muslims in Kerala
The petitioner argued that under the cover of minority rights, the state government is supporting a particular section. Though the Christian community raised a complaint, it was not attended to.
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KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Friday quashed the Kerala government s order sub-classifying the minorities by providing 80% of merit-cum-means scholarships to the Muslim community and 20 per cent to the Latin Catholic Christians and Converted Christians.
The court issued the order on the petition filed by Justine Pallivathukkal of Palakkad against the order of the government on May 8, 2015. The fixation of ratio is illegal as it was not based on the actual population of these minority religions, said the petitioner, arguing that under the cover of minority rights, the state government is supporting a particular section. Though the Christian c