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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 33537

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J
Minor Sakthivel.V rep. by Father and Natural Guardian B.Vijay Karthikeyan – Appellant
Versus
All India Council for Technical Education, rep. by its Secretary – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.S.Sankar
For the Respondents:Mr.N.Dilipkumar Standing Counsel for R1, Mr.N.Ramesh Arumugam Govt. Advocate for R2, Mr.J.John Rajadurai for R3, Mr.V.R.Shanmuganathan for R4

Table of Content
1. petitioner admitted, joined, withdrew post-admission closure. (Para 2 , 6)
2. dispute over aicte refund conditions and excess admissions. (Para 3 , 4)
3. refund requires vacancy filled before last admission date. (Para 5 , 7 , 8 , 9)
4. writ petition lacks merit, dismissed. (Para 10)

ORDER

The petitioner is before this Court seeking a direction to the fourth respondent to refund a sum of Rs.1,97,000/- paid towards admission.

2.The petitioner was admitted to the B.E. Mechanical Engineering course in the fourth respondent college for the academic year 2020–2023 under the management quota. Subsequently, upon securing admission in a Government Agricultural College, the petitioner withdrew from the said course and requested the fourth respondent to refund the fees paid at the time of admission.

3.Learned counsel for the petitioner placed reliance on the public notice issued by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), contending that where a student withdraws and the resultant vacancy is filled before the last date of admission, the institution is bound to refund the fees collected. It was further contended that the fourth respondent had admitted students in e

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