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NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of Jamia Millia Islamia on a PIL over admissions of OBC (non-creamy layer) students in its residential coaching academy meant for civil services aspirants.

A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notice to Jamia Millia Islamia and University Grants Commission (UGC) on the PIL by Satyam Singh, a law graduate.

Referring to the UGC guidelines, Singh said Jamia couldn’t restrict free coaching only to female students and those from SC/ST and minority communities as it was under the obligation to extend the benefit to both OBC (non-creamy layer) and economically weaker sections (EWS).