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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY
Mount Zion Christian Educational Trust, Rep. by its Secretary – Appellant
Versus
University Grants Commission, Represented by its Secretary – Respondent
ORDER :
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.
This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned order dated 15.12.2025 passed by the 3rd respondent and to quash the same and to direct the 2nd respondent University to allow the petitioner college to function as an autonomous college without any hindrance forthwith and to pass such further other orders.
2. Heard Mr.Prabhu Mukunth Arunkumar, Learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mr.U.Baranidharan, the Learned Counsel for Anna University and Mr.Rabu Manohar, Learned Counsel for the University Grants Commission.
3. After hearing the arguments of the Learned Counsel on both sides and perusing the material records of the case, the following is the factual background in which this writ petition arises. The University Grants Commission published its new guidelines on 03.04.2023, titled University Grants Commission (Conferment of Autonomous Status Upon Colleges and Measures for Maintenance of Standards in Autonomous Colleges) Regulations, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as UGC Regulations). It is seen that, under the said regulations, the petitioner institution opted to claim autonomous stat
The court affirmed that autonomous colleges can independently conduct examinations as per UGC regulations, quashing University orders that interfere with this autonomy.
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....
: 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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