AICTEs new clause invalid: High Court

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsA single judge at the High Court Bench here has declared a newly-introduced clause in the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) handbook as invalid, holding that it was arbitrary and unreasonable.As per the clause introduced in the handbook on March 31, 2012, the extension approval will not be granted to institutions charge-sheeted by the CBI.The extension of approval will be kept pending for institutions where cases of ragging, excess admission, and CBI filing First Information Report (FIR) was reported, apart from the institutions to which the AICTE has issued show-cause notice, the clause further read.The judgement came as a breather for Sun Engineering College in Kanyakumari, whose case seeking extension of approval for the 2012-2013 academic year was pending in the Supreme Court. The college’s plea was rejected by a division bench of the Madurai Bench on June 29, 2012. However, the apex court, after hearing the college’s appeal, directed the HC to deal with the writ petition challenging the clause on priority.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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A single judge at the High Court Bench here has declared a newly-introduced clause in the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) handbook as invalid, holding that it was arbitrary and unreasonable.

As per the clause introduced in the handbook on March 31, 2012, the extension approval will not be granted to institutions charge-sheeted by the CBI.

The extension of approval will be kept pending for institutions where cases of ragging, excess admission, and CBI filing First Information Report (FIR) was reported, apart from the institutions to which the AICTE has issued show-cause notice, the clause further read.

The judgement came as a breather for Sun Engineering College in Kanyakumari, whose case seeking extension of approval for the 2012-2013 academic year was pending in the Supreme Court. The college’s plea was rejected by a division bench of the Madurai Bench on June 29, 2012. However, the apex court, after hearing the college’s appeal, directed the HC to deal with the writ petition challenging the clause on priority.