Income certificate for EWS only valid for central jobs, educational institutions: TN govt to Madras HC – education

The Tamil Nadu authorities on Thursday knowledgeable the Madras Excessive Courtroom that the earnings certificate issued to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) can be utilized only to apply for posts underneath the 10 per cent quota in central authorities jobs and educational establishments.

Making his submissions earlier than a division bench of Justices M M Sundresh and R Hemalatha, Advocate Basic Vijay Narayan mentioned it was for the Centre to make clear whether or not the certificate issued by the state authorities was valid in different states or not.

Such certificates are issued with the rider as per the memorandum of the central authorities, he mentioned when a batch of petitions by Akhila Bharatha Brahmin Affiliation and others in search of issuance of the earnings certificate for EWS, got here up.

The AG made the clarification after the bench sought to know as to why such a situation that the certificate could be valid only for getting central authorities jobs and admissions within the centrally-run educational establishments, was laid down.

The petitioners moved the courtroom difficult the June four income division order directing the district collectors to instruct their subordinates not to concern earnings certificates or belongings certificates to economically weaker sections both on-line or manually.

Throughout the course of listening to, the state submitted that the order was issued because the erstwhile commissioner of income administration had determined to concern the certificates with out consulting the federal government.

The federal government additionally mentioned that the matter was referred to a bunch of senior ministers to take a coverage choice.

On July 13, it mentioned the state had consented to concern the earnings certificates.

Because the consent was accorded with a situation that such certificates can be utilized to avail 10 % reservation only in central authorities companies and educational establishments, the petitioners opposed it.

“As per the Constitutional modification introduced in to present EWS reservation, even non-public establishments can determine to present the quota at their discretion.

Due to this fact, if the certificate is issued with such a situation it can’t be used to avail such reservation in non-public establishments,” the petitioners claimed.

Recording the submissions, the bench directed the advocate common to make clear the facet with the federal government and file an affidavit within the courtroom by July 30.