IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.12.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR

AND

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN

W.A.No.3640 of 2025 & CMP.No.30102 of 2025

1.The Registrar, Anna University,

Guindy, Chennai – 600 025.

2.The Director,

Centre for Affiliation of Institutions,

Anna University Campus,

Guindy, Chennai – 600 025 ... Appellants

Vs.

1.Sri Venkateswara Institute of Science and Technology,

Rep. By its Principal Dr.N.V.Anandkumar,

Kolundhalur, Thiruvallur Taluk,

Thiruvallur District-631 203

2.The Director of Technical Education (DOTE),

Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions – 2025,

Anna University, Campus,

Guindy, Chennai – 600 025.

3.All India Council for Technical Education,

Rep. By its Regional Director,

Southern Regional Office,

Shastri Bhavan, Chennai – 600 006. ... Respondents

PRAYER: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order made in W.P.No.33710 of 2025 dated 22.09.2025 passed by this Court.

For Appellants :Mr.J.Ravindran, Additional Advocate General for Mr.U.Baranidharan For Respondents :Mr.A.Selvendran, Special Government Pleader

JUDGMENT

(JUDGMENT MADE BY V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.)

The appellants were the respondents 1 and 2 in the writ petition, the first respondent was the writ petitioner, and the second and third respondents are the respondents 2 and 4 respectively in the writ petition.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties shall be referred to as per their ranks in the writ petition.

3. W.P.No.33710 of 2025 was presented by the writ petitioner seeking to quash the order of the first respondent dated 31.07.2025 and the consequential order dated 28.08.2025 and to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to grant affiliation to the petitioner college for the academic year 2025-2026.

4. The petitioner has been running a college since the year 2002.

It secured approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (hereinafter referred to as ‘AICTE’) for the academic year 2002-2003. The respondents had also granted it affiliation for the very academic year. AICTE granted approval to the petitioner for the academic year 2025-2026 on 20.03.2025. The petitioner filed an application to the Directorate Center for Affiliation of Institutions, Anna University, Guindy, Chennai -600 025, seeking extension of affiliation. This application was made on 28.11.2024.

5. The third respondent send an inspection Committee to petitioner College on 19.02.2025. The inspection team noted certain defects. This was informed to the petitioner by the Anna University on 17.06.2025. The petitioner in compliance thereof, uploaded all the requisite details on 27.06.2025. On 09.07.2025, the first respondent issued a show cause notice, which was received by the petitioner, on 15.07.2025. The petitioner immediately uploaded the compliance report, on to the website of the respondents. Yet again, the first respondent issued a second deficiency notice. The petitioner informed the compliance on 17.07.2025. This was followed by another deficiency note on 17.07.2025, which was yet again responded by the petitioner, giving all the details on the very same day.

6. In the mean time, Engineering counselling was conducted, pursuant to which 9 students were allotted to the petitioner on 31.07.2025 and 51 students for lateral entry category were also allotted. Through the consortium of private colleges, the petitioner admitted 42 students under Lateral Entry, 56 students in first year Engineering Courses and 85 students in the MBA courses. By an order dated 31.07.2025, the first respondent informed the petitioner on 03.08.2025, that as deficiency exists in the petitioner college, it is suspending the petitioner’s programmes for the academic year 2025-

26.

7. Upon becoming aware of the said order, the petitioner filed a writ petition in W.P.No.31428 of 2025 stating that the petitioner had complied with all the requirements and it is the respondents, who had not verified the same. This court by an order dated 19.08.2025, direc