SC refuses to entertain plea against Ordinance on reservation for varsity faculty

The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Centre's Ordinance which restored the roster based reservation system for appointment of faculty members in higher educational institutions.

The pleas challenging the March 7 promulgation of The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Ordinance, 2019 came up for hearing before a bench of Justices S A Bobde and Sanjiv Khanna.

The bench told the counsels appearing for the petitioner to approach the high court with the grievance.

"Why cannot you go to the high court?," the bench asked.

When one of the advocates said the issue will have ramification on entire country, the bench said, "Parliament legislation applicable all over India can be dealt with by the high courts. We are on the issue of jurisdiction. Why have you come here first?"