SC Rejects Plea Challenging EWS Income Ceiling Amid High Private College Fees

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea challenging the Rs 8 lakh income ceiling for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidates. The plea questioned how the cap could be reconciled with private medical college fees running as high as Rs 25 lakh a year. The matter came up for hearing before a bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. The plea filed by an EWS candidate submitted that tuition fees in...