Three universities petitioned the High Court of Madras to quash an UGC order. The Court dismissed the writ petitions as infructuous upon the petitioners' submission that they had obeyed the impugned order, leaving no matter for adjudication.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 15.03.2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.GOVINDARAJ
W.P.Nos.18453, 18454 and 18455 of 2009 and M.P.Nos.1 to 1, 2 to 2 & 3 to 3 of 2009
VIT University, Rep. by its Registrar, T.S.Thiyagarajan Gayathri Apartments, No.2, First West Cross Street, Gandhi Nagar West, Vellore - 632 006. ...Petitioner in W.P.No.18453 of 2009 SRM University, Rep. by its Registrar, M.Sethuraman, SRM University, SRM Nagar, Kattangulathur - 603 203. ...Petitioner in W.P.No.18454 of 2009 Sathyabama University, Rep. by its Registrar, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajeev Gandhi Road, Chennai - 600 119. ...Petitioner in W.P.No.18455 of 2009 Vs. 1.The Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi. 2.The University Grants Commission, Rep. by its Secretary, Bahadur Shah, Zaffer Marg, New Delhi - 110 002. ...Respondents in all W.Ps.
PRAYER IN ALL W.Ps.: These Writ Petition have been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the impugned order in No.F.6-1 (II)/ 2006 (CPP-I), dated 19.08.2009 issued by the second respondent, and quash the same.
For Petitioner
For Respondent No.1 in all W.Ps. : M/s.Venkatasamy Babu, SPCG
For Respondent No.2 in all W.Ps. : M/s.P.R.Gopinathan
When the matters are taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that they have obeyed the order of the University Grants Commission and hence, nothing survives for further adjudication. Therefore, the same may be dismissed as infructuous.
Assistant Registrar
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
asi
To
1.The Secretary to Government of India,
University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah, Zaffer Marg, New Delhi - 110 002.
+3ccs to Mr.P.R.Gopinathan, Advocate SR. Nos.17578, 17579, 17577
W.P.Nos.18453, 18454 and 18455 of 2009 and M.P.Nos.1 to 1, 2 to 2 & 3 to 3 of 2009
MT (CO) PR (11/04/2022)
1 provisions across 1 enactments
VIT University
SRM University
Sathyabama University
The Union of India
The University Grants Commission
M. Govindaraj
As recorded by the court registry
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