![Justices N Kirubakaran and B Pugalendhi, Madras High Court](http://media.assettype.com/barandbench%2F2020-12%2F514b00b3-0e64-4ce8-8ae3-6567c705c5ce%2FN_Kirubakaran_and_B_Pugalendhi.jpg?w=480&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max)
The Madras High Court has ruled that only candidates who have done their entire education in Tamil medium will be eligible for the 20 percent reservation extended by the State in public employment under the Tamil Nadu Appointment on Preferential Basis in the Services under the State of Persons Studied in Tamil Medium (PSTM) Act (G. Sakthi Rao v. The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu and ors).