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Delhi High Court has asked the central government to review its policy of reserving seats in medical colleges for candidates sponsored by it. While hearing a plea by three Delhi girl students, court said the basis of admission should be merit and performance in entrance tests. The three girls had questioned the reservation of seats for the government nominees in various medical colleges and the manner in which they were admitted in various Delhi medical colleges.

A bench of Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice Siddharth Mridul said, “We can only say that the union government should relook into the matter." The court said, "Examples are galore that even when general category candidates perform so well, they miss out and are not able to get admission because of the reservations. It is expected that these aspects would be looked into by the respondents (government) and a decision taken thereon within three months."

While adjudicating the girls' pleas, the bench said the September 30, 2011 deadline for taking admission in medical colleges has already expired, but the problem is bound to crop up again in 2012 and the government need to tackle the issue.