SRI SAI RR INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY versus DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY AND ANOTHER

SRI SAI RR INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY versus DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY AND ANOTHER

Because the facts of the present petitions were almost identical to those in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 390 of 2021, the petitioners had PCI approval and the State Government had granted conditional affiliation by Notification dated 19.03.2021, the University was directed to grant affiliation to the petitioner colleges for Academic Year 2020-21 and to permit their students to participate in the special examinations organized by the University for that year.

Parties
Petitioner: SRI SAI RR INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY; Respondent: DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
06 July 2021
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (c) Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India / Order
Outcome
Writ petitions allowed
Legal Topics
Affiliation, Conditional Affiliation, Special Examinations, Regulatory Compliance
Education Pharmacy Education Administrative Law Affiliation Conditional Affiliation Special Examinations Regulatory Compliance

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Parties

SRI SAI RR INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY

Petitioner

DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (c) Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India / Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the University must grant conditional affiliation to petitioner colleges in accordance with the State Government Notification dated 19.03.2021 and permit their students to participate in special examinations for Academic Year 2020-2021
  2. 2 Whether the facts of the present petitions are sufficiently similar to Writ Petition (Civil) No. 390 of 2021 to warrant the same relief
  3. 3 Whether the University's denial of affiliation on the ground that AICTE timelines lapsed is tenable

Ratio Decidendi

Because the facts of the present petitions were almost identical to those in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 390 of 2021, the petitioners had PCI approval and the State Government had granted conditional affiliation by Notification dated 19.03.2021, the University was directed to grant affiliation to the petitioner colleges for Academic Year 2020-21 and to permit their students to participate in the special examinations organized by the University for that year.

Court Disposition

Writ petitions allowed

Orders

  • University directed to grant affiliation to the petitioner colleges for Academic Year 2020-21 in view of Notification dated 19.03.2021
  • University directed to permit students of the petitioner colleges to participate in the special examinations to be organized by the University for Academic Year 2020-21