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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 :
D. BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.
All these writ petitions are for similar reliefs and, as such, are taken up and disposed of by this common order.
2. When the matter came up for hearing, it is submitted by the Learned Counsel for the petitioners that in identical matters, orders were passed by this Court W.P.No.35 of 2025 etc. Aggrieved thereby, the respondent University also filed W.A.No.2514 of 2025 and the Division Bench also confirmed the order passed in the writ petitions and dismissed the appeals.
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:
“5.The role of the parent University is stipulated in Regulation 4 of the UGC Regulations, 2023. The relevant portion of the Regulation 4.1 and 4.2 read as follow
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.
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