AMINA MARWA SABREEN A (MINOR ) vs THE STATE OF KERALA

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of admission to medical colleges under the Kerala Medical Education Ordinance of 2017, specifically Section 10, which mandates reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes. The Court held that minority institutions, as defined under Article 30 of the Constitution, are exempt from these reservation requirements, allowing them to establish their own admission criteria. The petitioners, being non-residents of Kerala, challenged the undue preference given to local candidates, but the Court upheld the Ordinance's provisions regarding minority institutions.