ARUN MISHRA, MEENA V.GOMBER
Association of Self-Financing Universities of Rajasthan – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
ARUN MISHRA, C.J. :
The petitioner is an association of 16 self financing universities of Rajasthan established to promote higher and professional education in the State of Rajasthan. The petitioner association has questioned vires of the Rajasthan Private Universities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act 15 of 2010) (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 2010) being ultra vires and repugnant to the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the UGC Act), inasmuch as it has changed the designations of members of the petitioner-association by the aforesaid amendment made in the Rajasthan Private Universities Law Act (Act 15 of 2010) substituting the words Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor to Chair Person, President and Pro-President respectively in the 13 Acts of the Private Universities mentioned in the Schedule appended to the Act of 2010. Thereafter, the Education Department of the Government of Rajasthan vide communication dated 15-7-2010 has directed the Member Universities of petitioner-association to modify the university record accordingly, and not to use the old designations of Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor i
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