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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY
Arjun College Of Technology – Appellant
Versus
Anna University – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petition overview and parties involved. (Para 1) |
| 2. arguments regarding past court orders. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. writ petitions granted as per past judgments. (Para 4 , 5) |
ORDER :
All these writ petitions are for similar reliefs and, as such, are taken up and disposed of by this common order.
3. As a matter of fact, the respondent University also filed S.L.P.No.29146 of 2025 and the same was also dismissed. As such, it can be seen that these matters are also to be allowed on the same terms as in the order passed in Writ Petition No.35 of 2025. The relevant portion of the order passed in W.P.No.35 of 2025 etc., is extracted hereunder:
“4.1 To examine the application of the College for autonomous status on the UGC portal and give its recommendations, along with reasons/justification, within 30 working days on the UGC portal. If the parent University does not respond on the UGC Portal within 30 working days, it shall be presumed that the parent University has no objection to the processing of the application by the UGC for conferment of autonomous status.
6. The learned counsel appearing for the UGC submitted that without considering the objections, the first respondent would no
The University must issue notifications of autonomous status within 30 days of confirmation by UGC, as mandated by Regulation 4.2 of 2023, confirmed by prior court rulings.
The University must comply with UGC regulations to notify a college's autonomous status upon conferment, within a stipulated timeframe.
Universities must issue notifications for autonomy within 30 days per UGC regulations; failure to comply leads to deemed approval for autonomous status.
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 court affirmed that autonomous colleges can independently conduct examinations as per UGC regulations, quashing University orders that interfere with this autonomy.
: 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....
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 Parent University must adhere to UGC Regulations for granting Autonomous Status, with failure to act within specified time leading to a presumption of no objection.
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