Bombay High Court Orders Release of Degree for Engineer Denied Due to Quota Scrapping
HC relief for engineer whose degree was withheld due to scrapping of 5% Muslim quota
Hindustan Times
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The Bombay High Court has ordered the University of Mumbai and Finolex Academy to issue a degree to Farukh Ilahi Sayyad, an engineer whose final results were withheld due to the scrapping of a 5% quota for Muslim communities in Maharashtra. Despite completing his course in 2017, Sayyad faced hardships as he could not secure a job without his degree.
- 01Farukh Ilahi Sayyad completed his electrical engineering degree in 2017 but was denied his degree due to a quota issue.
- 02The Maharashtra government introduced a 5% reservation for certain Muslim communities in 2014, which was never enacted and later revoked.
- 03Sayyad had obtained a caste certificate under the lapsed ordinance, allowing him to enroll in the engineering program.
- 04The court acknowledged that Sayyad had not benefited from the 5% quota and had paid fees as an open category candidate.
- 05The university and college are required to release his final semester results and degree certificate upon payment of any additional fees.
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The Bombay High Court intervened in the case of Farukh Ilahi Sayyad, who was denied his electrical engineering degree from Finolex Academy of Management and Technology in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. Despite completing his studies in 2017, his degree was withheld due to the scrapping of a 5% reservation quota for 51 backward Muslim communities, initially introduced by the Maharashtra government in 2014 but never formally enacted. The quota was officially revoked in February 2023. Sayyad had obtained a caste certificate under the lapsed ordinance and enrolled in the engineering program, but the college and university refused to issue his final results without a valid caste certificate. The court ruled in favor of Sayyad, ordering the university and college to issue his final semester results and degree certificate, emphasizing that he had not availed himself of any benefits from the quota and had paid fees as an open category candidate. The detailed court order is pending.
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This ruling allows qualified individuals like Sayyad to obtain their degrees and secure appropriate employment, addressing issues related to caste-based reservations.
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