Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has urged the Uttar Pradesh government to approach the Supreme Court after the Allahabad High Court stayed the implementation of a reservation arrangement covering nearly 91% of MBBS seats in four government medical colleges.
The High Court’s Lucknow bench passed the interim order for the 2026-27 NEET-UG admission process at government medical colleges in Ambedkar Nagar, Kannauj, Jalaun and Saharanpur. The court, however, allowed counselling to continue using the reservation percentages applicable to other government medical colleges in the state.
Under the arrangement permitted for counselling, 21% of seats will be reserved for Scheduled Castes, 2% for Scheduled Tribes and 27% for Other Backward Classes. Admissions made through the process will remain subject to the final outcome of the case.
Reacting to the development in a post on X, Mayawati said the state government should seek urgent relief from the Supreme Court. She argued that the additional reservation in the four colleges should be viewed separately because the institutions were established using funds under the Special Component Plan intended for the welfare of the Scheduled Caste community.
Mayawati also questioned the way the state government had presented its case before the High Court. She said a stronger argument explaining the purpose and separate nature of the Special Component Plan-funded arrangement could have received greater consideration from the court.
The High Court’s order followed a challenge to the reservation structure for state-quota MBBS seats in the four colleges. The petitioners argued that the arrangement was inconsistent with the statutory reservation framework and also pointed to an earlier assurance given by the state government regarding compliance with the applicable rules.
The court has also issued a show-cause notice to the Additional Chief Secretary of the Medical Education Department, asking why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated over the alleged failure to comply with the earlier undertaking.
With counselling allowed to continue under the standard reservation percentages, the immediate admission process at the four colleges can proceed. The final position on the disputed reservation arrangement will depend on further proceedings in the case.
Mayawati has now called for the state government to challenge the High Court’s order before the Supreme Court, saying the matter has already affected the admission process.
