MUMBAI, June 11 -- The Maharashtra Association of Minority Educational Institutions (MAMEI), along with some minority colleges from the city, will file a petition in the Bombay high court on Wednesday, challenging social reservations in the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admission process for 2025-26 for vacant seats in minority colleges. The association claims the state has, without official notification, altered the seat allocation on the centralised admission portal by applying Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Class quotas to Open Category seats in minority colleges. This, they argue, violates long-established legal protections granted to minority institutions. According to MAMEI, minority colleges follow a court-approved structure, 50% seats for the minority community, 10% in-house, 5% management and 35% general category-which includes sports and ex-servicemen quotas. The association says this structure has been upheld repeatedly by both the Bombay high court and the Supreme Court. Despite a formal letter to school education minister Dada Bhuse, the association says no response was received, prompting it to take legal action. Five Jain minority colleges including one in Nagpur and Solapur have already filed separate petitions. Christian colleges from Nagpur may also join the fight. The controversy began when the colleges noticed discrepancies on the official portal. On Tuesday, the government clarified that the colleges can fill 50% seats from their respective communities. The remaining vacant seats could be passed on to other minorities and, if still unfilled, surrendered to the central pool....