Ahmedabad: A PIL filled in the Gujarat high court is seeking the SC/ST and OBC quota in IIM-A’s doctoral research programme. An alumni association of IIM-A has filled the PIL, requesting the direction of the court to the central government authorities and the premier institute to extend the benefits of the quota to the underrepresented communities in the programme. The PIL has required a stay on the admission procedure in IIM-A’s PhD programme. It states that the present admission process is in gross violation of the central educational institutions. The PIL wants the HC to declare that IIM-A is bound to follow and implement article 15 of the constitution that offers reservations in educational institutes. The new PIL is likely to come up for hearing after the vacation of Diwali.