Reservation in Minority Institutions

• Context (TH): Madras HC ruled that:
  • SC/ST/OBC reservation does not apply to minority educational institutions (religious and linguistic minorities institutions).
  • The govt cannot compel such institutions to provide reservations to SC/ST/OBC candidates.
  • Intake of minority students cannot exceed 50%.

Reservation in Minority Institutions: Constitutional Provisions

• Under Article 15(5) of IC, the state can make provisions related to admission in educational institutions for socially and educationally backward classes, SCs, and STs.
• Minority Institutions are excluded from Article 15(5).

Six centrally notified minority communities

• Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains, and Zoroastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under the National Commission for Minorities Act of 1992.