08-05-2025
Raj HC lifts ban on E3 category scholarship for foreign studies
Jaipur: The
Rajasthan High Court
's division bench, headed by Chief Justice MM Shrivastava, Thursday overturned a previous ruling by a single bench that suspended
overseas education scholarships
for E3 category students under the
Swami Vivekananda Scholarship Scheme
.The decision came after Manjeet Deora appealed against the single bench order from Apr 29, where Justice Anoop Dhand stayed the scholarship for candidates from families with annual incomes exceeding Rs 25 lakh in the E3 category.
The high court has now directed the education department to release pending scholarship funds to the petitioner, who is currently pursuing a
Bachelor of Science degree
at the University of Western Australia since Feb 2024. However, the court has mandated that the petitioner submit property documents as to Punit Singhvi, the appellant's counsel, "The scholarship cannot be stopped after the student has been studying abroad for one and a half years. Moreover, the petitioner was never informed about the rejection of her application."Additional advocate general Vigyan Shah said the scholarship scheme, has three income-based categories: E1 (up to Rs 8 lakh), E2 (Rs 8-25 lakh) and E3 (above Rs 25 lakh).