In Brief
A teacher training institute challenged Madhya Pradesh's admission policy reserving 75% of B.Ed. (Part time) seats for state residents, claiming it violated Articles 14, 15, and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution. The Supreme Court, following Pradeep Jain, upheld residence-based reservation as constitutionally permissible but held that 75% exceeds the outer limit of 70% and constitutes unconstitutional 'wholesale reservation'. The Court noted that factors justifying high residence reservation in medical education may not equally apply to B.Ed. courses, and data showing chronically unfilled resident seats indicated the policy served no purpose. The Court directed the State to reconsider the percentage from the next academic year within two months, keeping ground realities in mind.
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