JUDGMENT :

Rakesh Thapliyal, J.

The instant writ petition has been preferred by the petitioner, which is an Institution namely “Shivalik College of Engineering”, for seeking a direction that respondent No. 1/Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University is directed to issue the necessary Notification regarding grant of autonomous status to the petitioner’s institution pursuant to Regulation 4.2 of the University Grants Commission (Conferment of Autonomous Status Upon Colleges and Measures for Maintenance of Standards in Autonomous Colleges) Regulations, 2023 in compliance to the letter issued by the University Grants Commission (hereinafter referred to as “UGC”) dated 13.11.2023, whereby, the respondent University has been directed to issue the Notification within 30 days regarding grant of autonomous status to the petitioner’s institution.

2. Brief facts are that the petitioner’s Institution run by a Society, namely “Rijan Educational Society”, registered under the Societies Registration Act. The registration of the said society was lastly renewed on 21.09.2020 for the period commencing from 06.06.2020 to 05.06.2025.

3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petit