BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 07.01.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR W.P.(MD)No.279 of 2026 SRM Institute of Medical and Technical Research, Rep. by its Trustee, Old No. A48, New No. A90A, Seventh Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai - 600 083, Education Agency, SRM TRP Engineering College, Irungalur, Manachanallur, Trichirappalli - 621 105.

...Petitioner Vs

1. University Grants Commission, Represented by its Secretary, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002.

2. The Registrar, Anna University, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai - 600 025. ...Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of MANDAMUS directing the 2^nd respondent University to notify the autonomous status granted to the petitioner college by the 1^st respondent University Grants Commission vide order in No.F.2-10/2023(AC- Policy) dated 09.06.2025 for a period of ten years from 2025-2026 to 2034-2035, as per Clause 4.2 of University Grants Commission (Conferment of Autonomous Status upon Colleges and Measures for maintenance of standards in autonomous Colleges) Regulation 2023 forthwith.

For Petitioner : M/s.D.Prabhu Mukunth Arun Kumar