JUDGMENT

R.D. Dhanuka, J. - By this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus against the respondent no.3 to withdraw and/or cancel the show cause notice dated 25th October 2021 and seeks to impugn the order dated 29th November 2021 passed by the respondent no.3 granting extension of approval to the petitioner for M.Arch. Course reducing the intake to 0 for academic year 2021-22 and to grant extension of approval to the petitioner for the first year M.Arch. Course with intake of 20 for academic year 2021-22.

2. In view of the urgency of the matter, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and for the respondent no.3 addressed this Court on the interim reliefs in the writ petition. We have also heard Mr.Patwardhan, learned counsel for the respondent no.3 while hearing the prayer for interim relief.

3. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner is an Architecture College imparting education in various fields in and around Nashik as also outside Nashik gradually. The petitioner College was established in the year 1994 wherein B.Arch. Course was started. In the year 2011-12, the petitioner College started co