Court disposed of a writ petition challenging an AICTE handbook note by following the terms of a previously disposed petition, closing the matter without costs.
Writ petition and connected miscellaneous petitions disposed of on the same terms without order as to costs.
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W.P(MD)No.9069 of 2021
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.08.2021 CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P(MD)No.9069 of 2021 and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.6831, 6832, 6833 of 2021
Anna University Tirunelveli Self-Financing Engineering Colleges Management Association, Rep. by its President, S.Mohammed Jaleel. ... Petitioner
Vs.
1.Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, 122-C, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 001.
2.All India Council for Technical Education, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasanth Kunj, New Delhi – 110 003. ... Respondents
Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Declaration, declaring that the approval process handbook for 2021-22 issued by the 2nd respondent, insofar as the “Note” to Paragraph 2.14.4(b) of the Approval Process Handbook for 2021-22 is concerned, is arbitrary, irrational, unreasonable and illegal.
For Petitioner : Mr.Sanjeevi.V For Respondents : Mr.J.Alaguram Jothi for R1 Mr.N.Dilip Kumar for R2
ORDER
The Writ Petition has been filed for a declaration that the approval process handbook for 2021-22 issued by the All India Council for Technical Education (the AICTE) insofar as Paragraph 2.14.4(b) of the approval process handbook is concerned is arbitrary, irrational, unreasonable and illegal.
2.It is brought to the notice of this Court that W.P.No.7969 of 2021 was filed before the Principal Seat of this Court for the same https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
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relief by another party and such Writ Petition was disposed of by order dated 12.08.2021.
3.Both learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the AICTE agree that the present Writ Petition may be disposed of on the same terms as the judgment referred to above. In the aforesaid judgment, the Court recorded the submission of the AICTE that individual applications would be examined to ascertain and decide on the applicability of the impugned note to such individual cases.
4.Accordingly, W.P.(MD).No.9069 of 2021 is disposed on the same terms without any order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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To
1.The Secretary, Union of India, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, 122-C, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 001.
2.All India Council for Technical Education, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasanth Kunj, New Delhi – 110 003.
+1 CC to M/s.V.SANJEEVI, Advocate ( SR-27355[F] dated 26/08/2021 )
+1 CC to M/s.N.DILIPKUMAR, Advocate ( SR-27450[F] dated 26/08/2021)
W.P(MD)No.9069 of 2021 25.08.2021
RK (03.09.2021) 2P 5C
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W.P.No.7969 of 2021Referred¶12
Anna University Tirunelveli Self-Financing Engineering Colleges Management Association
Union of India
All India Council for Technical Education
Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy
As recorded by the court registry
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