Supreme Court Orders Chandigarh to Implement 3% OBC Reservation for Academic Year 2025–26

The Supreme Court has directed the Chandigarh Administration to implement 3% OBC reservation in educational admissions for the 2025–26 academic year.

The order came after the Union Government informed the Court that a notification enabling OBC quota in the Union Territory would be issued within a week.

The Court was hearing an SLP challenging the MBBS admission prospectus of Government Medical College, Chandigarh, which lacked OBC reservation.

A bench led by CJI B.R. Gavai clarified that the quota will apply to admissions where counselling hasn’t begun and will increase in phases to 27% by the sixth year.

The matter will be reviewed next week to ensure compliance.

[Dhruvi Yadav v UOI & ors.]