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ABDUL QUDDHOSE
Alamelu Ammaal Educational Trust, Rep by its Chairman S. Jayachandran, Thiruvallur – Appellant
Versus
University Grants Commission, Represented by its Secretary, New Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent University Grants Commission to pass order on the application of the petitioner college for grant of Fresh Autonoumous Status for the academic year 2022-23 dated 21.02.2022 received on 24.02.2022 independently and uninfluenced by the letter of rejection of the second respondent University dated 21.03.2022 based on invalid Guidelines of the University not served on the petitioner as required under the UGC Regulation 2018.)
1. This writ petition has been filed for a mandamus seeking for a direction to the first respondent to pass orders on the application submitted by the petitioner college for grant of fresh autonomous status for the academic year 2022-23 independently uninfluenced by the letter of rejection of the second respondent University dated 21.03.2022.
2. Mr.Rabu Manohar, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the first respondent and Mr.V.Meenakshi Sundaram, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the second respondent. By consent of both parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal in the admission stage itself.
3. Acc
The main legal point established is that the first respondent should consider the petitioner's application for autonomous status independently and uninfluenced by the letter of rejection by the secon....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the guidelines prescribed by the University do not have statutory force and cannot be the sole criterion for rejecting the plea of the petitio....
The conferment of autonomous status on a college by the University Grants Commission is an exercise of exclusive domain under the Union List, necessitating the affiliated university to notify such st....
: Affiliation of University once the application is rejected by the affiliating University, it cannot be decided subsequently either independently or otherwise by the UGC, then the power conferred on....
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