JUDGMENT

(Prayer: This Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the order file No.N-1/2012-13/NQ/SRO dated 21.06.2012 issued by the respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondent to refund the amount of Rs.26,00,000/- to the petitioner.)

1. The present writ petition has been filed challenging an order passed by the respondent herein under which they have imposed a penalty of Rs.26/- lakhs on the petitioner College for admitting excess students under NRI quota for the academic year 2011-2012.

2. According to the petitioner, the Rajaas College of Engineering was founded in the year 1984 and they are offering under graduate and post graduate courses. They have been duly approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). According to the petitioner College, in the year 2010, they have submitted an application to the respondent seeking extension of approval for the year 2011-2012 and it was mentioned in the said application that there is no proposal for admitting the students under NRI quota.

3. According to the petitioner, they received a communication fro