DELHI HIGH COURT
MUKTA GUPTA
J.K. Soni – Appellant
Versus
State Govt. of NCT of Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mukta Gupta, J.
1. By the present petition, the Petitioner lays a challenge to the judgment dated 6th April, 2009 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge dismissing the Criminal Appeal No. 44/2008 filed against the order of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate convicting and sentencing the Appellant for offence under Section 24 of the University Grants Commission Act (in short 'UGC Act') and to pay a fine of Rs. 500/-.
2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner contends that the Petitioner is the Secretary of "Commercial University Limited", a public limited company incorporated and registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 having its registered office for more than 50 years and conducting various commercial courses like typing, short-hand etc. and awarding certificates. Since the name of the company itself include University, in terms of Section 147 of the Companies Act, 1956, the company is duty bound to paint and affix the its name at its office and any contravention thereof is liable to be punished with a fine, which may extend to Rs. 5000/-. The complainant, who has no locus standi and is a disgruntled student, got the FIR registered against the Petitioner
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