Dr. S.Anandkumar, v. The Registrar,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 28-01-2022
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM WP No.21884 of 2015 And MP No.1 of 2015 Dr.S.Anandkumar ..Petitioner vs.
1. The Registrar, Pondicherry University, Bharat Ratna Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Administrative Building, R.Venkataraman Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry - 605 014.
2. The Vice-Chancellor, (Chairman of the Affiliation Committee), Pondicherry University, Bharat Ratna Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Administrative Building, R.Venkataraman Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry - 605 014.
3. Government of Puducherry, Represented by its Under Secretary to Government (Agri and Forest), Chief Secretariat, Puducherry.
4. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agricultural and Research Institute (PAJANCOA & RI), Represented by its Dean, Serumavillangai, Nedungadu, Karaikal - 609 603.
..Respondents
Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Declaration, declaring that the Provisional Affiliation vide office letter No.PU/Aw-3/32/PAJANCOA & RI/2015-16/34 dated 18.06.2015 granted by the first respondent-University to the fourth respondent-Institution PAJANCOA & RI for the year 2015-16 is illegal and unsustainable in law.
For Petitioner : Ms.N.Kavitha Rameshwar For Respondents-1 and 2 : Mr.V.Balamurugane, Standing Counsel.
For Respondents-3 and 4 : Mr.R.Syed Mustafa, Special Government Pleader (Puducherry).
O R D E R
The order dated 18.06.2015 passed by the first respondent-Registrar, Pondicherry University, granting provisional affiliation for UG/PG Courses for the academic year 2015-2016, is under challenge in the present writ petition.
2. The petitioner was working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension in the third respondent-Institution. The petitioner was appointed as an Assistant Professor and he is challenging the order passed by the first respondent-Registrar, Pondicherry University, granting provisional affiliation for UG/PG Courses for the academic year 2015-2016 to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agricultural and Research Institute, Karaikkal.
3. This Court is of the considered opinion that the impugned order reveals that the provisional affiliation was granted for the academic year 2015-2016 alone and the validity of the provisional affiliation was expired. However, the petitioner is an Associate Professor working in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension in the third respondent Institution. Therefore, the petitioner cannot be construed as an aggrieved person with reference to the grant of provisional affiliation for PG/UG Courses to the fourth respondent-College of Agricultural and Research Institute.
4.
When a person who is approaching the Court is unable to establish his locus standi, then no writ needs to be entertained. When the petitioner could not establish any of his right for the purpose of considering the relief and the petitioner is admittedly, working as a Professor and the
affiliation of Courses would not fall under the service conditions of the petitioner. Thus, the petitioner is not an aggrieved person and accordingly, the writ petition cannot be entertained. Consequently, the writ petition stands dismissed. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also dismissed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar Svn To
1. The Registrar, Pondicherry University, Bharat Ratna Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Administrative Building, R.Venkataraman Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry - 605 014.
2. The Vice-Chancellor, (Chairman of the Affiliation Committee), Pondicherry University, Bharat Ratna Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Administrative Building, R.Venkataraman Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry - 605 014.
3. The Under Secretary to Government (Agri and Forest), Government of Puducherry, Chief Secretariat, Puducherry.
+1cc to Government Pleader (Puducherry) SR. No.5460 +1cc to M/s.N.Kavitha Rameshwar, Advocate SR. No. 5501 WP No. 21884 of 2015 MT (CO) PR (14/02/2022)