Dr. Lakshminath Konwar v. the Dibrugarh University and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition challenging the withdrawal of affiliation by Dibrugarh University due to change of management. Court held university must consider and decide on the claim before withdrawal, directing it to decide on merits within six months.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Dibrugarh University to take a decision on the change of management within six months, maintain status quo in the interim.
What the court decided
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GAHC010004962012
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C) 2056/2012
1:DR. LAKSHMINATH KONWAR
S/O- LT. INDRESWAR KONWAR, R/O- WEST MILAN NAGAR, LANE NO. - 'O', P.O.- CR. BUILDING, DIBRUGARH, THE DIRECTOR OF PARIJAT ACADEMY TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION, WEST MILAN NAGAR, LANE- 'O', DIBRUGARH- 3.
VERSUS
1:THE DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY and ORS DIBRUGARH, REP. BY THE REGISTRAR, DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY, DIBRUGARH, ASSAM.
2:THE VICE CHANCELLOR DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY DIBRUGARH ASSAM.
3:THE DIRECTOR
COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY DIBRUGARH ASSAM.
4:THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the university was bound to consider the claim of change in the management of the educational institution before withdrawing its permission.
Whether the affiliation could be automatically lapsed without a prior approval or decision on the change of management.
What procedure must be followed by the university regarding the change of management from one society to another.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
DR. LAKSHMINATH KONWAR
- respondent
THE DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY
- respondent
THE VICE CHANCELLOR DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY
- respondent
THE DIRECTOR COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY
- respondent
THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Gauhati HC
- Decided on
- · February
- Registered
- Case no.
- WP(C)/2056/2012
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