SC defers hearing on plea on EWS PG medical admission quota in Maharashtra

The Supreme Court on Friday deferred till May 27 the hearing on a writ petition seeking a direction to the Maharashtra government not to implement the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in post-graduate medical admissions in the state.

The petition, filed by Janhit Abhiyan, had come up before a vacation bench of Justices Arun Mishra, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai and Surya Kant.