# Bombay HC slams Maharashtra govt, orders fee refund to 4 med students 2026-08-08T22:51:22+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to reimburse the fees of four general-category medical students who lost government seats to EWS and SEBC quotas in 2019. The students had to join private colleges and pay higher fees. The court criticised the state's 'pick-and-choose' implementation of a one-time scheme meant to refund the fee difference between government and private colleges. The division bench noted that at least 16 students with lower NEET ranks than the petitioners received the benefit. Calling the admission process 'suspicious and non-transparent', the court observed a regional skew in disbursals, none of the 106 beneficiaries were from Marathwada. The students must submit claims within four weeks; the Director of Medical Education has eight weeks to process reimbursements. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: Bombay High Court, EWS quota, fee reimbursement, Maharashtra government, medical education, SEBC quota Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bombay-hc-slams-maharashtra-govt-orders-fee-refund-to-4-med-students/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bombay-hc-slams-maharashtra-govt-orders-fee-refund-to-4-med-students/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.