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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N. MALA
Sengunthar Education Trust, Rep. by its Secretary and Correspondent, A. Baladhandapani – Appellant
Versus
University Grants Commission, Represented by its Secretary – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. petitioner's entitlement and background (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. respondents' position on autonomy (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. court's review of materials (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. commencement of autonomy status (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. definition and scope of 'college' under ugc regulations (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 19) |
| 6. court deliberations on the interpretation of autonomous status under ugc regulations. (Para 17) |
| 7. finality and implications of ugc regulations (Para 18 , 21 , 22) |
| 8. the court's reasoning against retrospective claims of autonomy. (Para 20) |
ORDER :
(N. MALA, J.)
Writ petition is filed for a writ of certiorarified mandamus, to quash the impugned order passed by the 2nd Respondent university, dated 04.11.2024, for consequent direction to the 2nd Respondent University to act in accordance with the conferment of autonomous status of the 1st respondent UGC, vide order dated 12.02.2024, notified by the 2nd respondent's letter dated 29.02.2024, at the institutional level as per Clause 3.10 of UGC (Conferment of Autonomous Status upon colleges and measures for maintenance of standards in Autonomous Colleges) Regulations 2023.
2. The petitioner college was started in the year 1991,
Autonomous status conferred to a college applies prospectively from the date specified and does not extend to students admitted prior to that date under UGC regulations.
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....
Universities must issue notifications for autonomy within 30 days per UGC regulations; failure to comply leads to deemed approval for autonomous status.
The court affirmed that autonomous colleges can independently conduct examinations as per UGC regulations, quashing University orders that interfere with this autonomy.
The court affirmed that under UGC Regulations, an institution can obtain autonomy with NAAC accreditation, and universities must comply with UGC directives regarding such status.
: 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....
The University must comply with UGC regulations to notify a college's autonomous status upon conferment, within a stipulated timeframe.
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