Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan v. All India Council For Technical Education And 2 ORS

931 & 932.NMWL64 & 66_2015.doc Vidya Amin

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION NOTICE OF MOTION (L) N0. 64 OF 2015 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2529 OF 2014 WITH NOTICE OF MOTION (L) NO. 66 OF 2015 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2532 OF 2014 Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan ... Applicants vs.

All India Council for Technical Education & Ors.

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Respondents Mr. A.Y. Sakhare, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. R.S. Ghadge for the applicants.

Mr. Mihir Desai, Advocate for respondent nos. 1 and 2. Mr. J.S. Saluja, AGP for respondent no. 3.

CORAM : SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK & C.V. BHADANG, JJ.

DATE : 12th February, 2015.

P.C.

Heard.

The applicants had the affiliation of the AICTE since the year 1991. After the affiliation was cancelled before the academic session 2013-14, the applicants approached this Court by filing the instant Petitions. By way of interim relief, this Court permitted the applicants to admit students for the academic session 2013-14. Before the next academic session, i.e 2014-15, the AICTE invited applications from interested colleges for extension of the approval. The applicants wanted to apply but they found that the code number of their institutions was deactivated. They filed the Notice of Motion and this Court, by an interim order directed the AICTE to

931 & 932.NMWL64 & 66_2015.doc reactivate the code number. The code number was reactivated and the applicants were permitted to admit students for the academic session 2014-15 in pursuance of an interim order passed by this Court. On 14th July, 2014, the Writ Petitions were admitted and the interim relief was continued. The AICTE has again invited applications for extension of approval. The applicants have found that their code number is again deactivated. Hence, by this Notice of Motion, the applicants have sought a direction to the AICTE and the State Government to reactivate the code number, so that the applications for extension of approval could be considered.

Mr. Desai, the learned counsel for the AICTE states that there are several deficiencies in the applicants' institutions and unless the deficiencies are cured, the extension of approval cannot be granted. In view of the submissions recorded herein above and in view of the orders passed by this Court during the previous year, we direct the AICTE and the State Government to reactivate the code number of the applicants' institutions, so that the applicants can apply for extension of approval. If such applications are made, the AICTE and the State Government should process the same in accordance with law. Notices of Motion are made absolute in the aforesaid terms and disposed of.

(C.V. BHADANG, J.) (VASANTI A. NAIK, J.)