Mumbai: The Maharashtra Association of Minority Educational Institutions has written to the school education department requesting the immediate withdrawal of the social and constitutional reservations imposed on minority colleges for admissions to first-year junior colleges (FYJC) in minority institutions. The association has also asked the department to correct the calculation of management and in-house quota seats as per the prevailing rules and past practices. Additionally, it has asked for clarification in writing or in a govt resolution that these reservations are not applicable to minority colleges, in compliance with judicial directives.TOI reported on Wednesday that the state imposed social reservations, such as SC, ST and OBC quotas, in the 50% non-minority seats at minority institutions for FYJC admissions. Principals said the matter came to light after the seat matrices of their institutions were made available on the admission portal.The association, in the letter, said the social reservations have been imposed despite the absence of an official govt resolution or a written circular. It added, “Amazingly, the handbook issued by the govt for online admissions for the current year also does not specify any quota for social and parallel reservations in minority institutions.” Additionally, the association said the calculation of management and in-house quota seats, as shown on the admission portal, is factually incorrect and that these quotas were always calculated out of the total admissible intake.The members of the association also attached a copy of a 2017 Bombay High Court ruling which set aside Mumbai University’s decision to impose constitutional reservations on minority colleges, reinforcing that such impositions are not legally sustainable.While the FYJC centralised admission information booklet cited a circular from the general administration department stating the mandate to fill up seats of parallel reservations through the concerned social reservation category, the association said these are applicable for recruitment of staff in govt departments and have nothing to do with minority institutions.