HYDERABAD: In an interim relief to the private engineering colleges
which have the required faculty, the Hyderabad High Court on Monday
directed the Jawarharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) of
Hyderabad to forthwith include the names of those colleges in the list
of colleges for the ongoing web counselling for admissions for the
2014-15 academic year.
Petitioners challenged the decision of the varsity in disaffiliating 174 colleges on the ground of failure to comply with AICTE norms and rectify academic deficiencies. Following disaffiliation, the authorities have not included these colleges in the counselling, which has commenced on Aug 17.
Justice A Rajasheker Reddy, in his order on a batch of petitions by the managements of private engineering colleges in Telangana state, found fault with the action of the JNTU by observing: “If the university is serious enough in the matter, it should have intimated the petitioner colleges about the deficiencies well in advance to rectify them. But they have informed about the same after filing of writ petitions and straightaway deleted the names of the colleges from the list.”
“JNTUH has also not communicated any order refusing grant of affiliation, which is arbitrary and violation of natural justice,” the judge said.
Stating that the approval from the All India Council of Technical Education and the state government were mandatory to run engineering colleges, Justice Rajasheker Reddy pointed out that the Telangana state government also granted approval to the petitioner colleges on August 7 this year.
Referring to the submission of the advocate-general of Telangana state that the colleges can prefer an appeal against the decision of the JNTU under the Universities Act, the judge said in view of the deadline fixed by the Supreme Court.
OFFICIALS CAUGHT OFF GUARD
Following the High Court directive to the JNTU, Hyderabad, officials concerned with the Eamcet counseling went into a thinking mode. Even as the web counseling enabling candidates to choose colleges and courses ended on Monday night, the latest directions from the Court caught them off guard. Telangana State Council of Higher Education chairman T Papi Reddy said, “The Council has taken the Court direction to the notice of the Advocate General. In response, he said the government would take a decision on the issue only after receiving the judgement copy.” APSCHE chairman Prof L Venugopal Reddy said, “The Council does not have any say. If any changes are to be made, the JNTU-H has to officially communicate to us.”
MED COUNSELLING AFTER AP GO
According to the officials of the NTR University of Health Sciences, the counselling notification would be issued on Tuesday only if the AP government too issues GOs relating to the fee structure and management quota. The officials, who are claiming that all preparations have been made to conduct the counselling, said, “If the AP government issue related GOs, the university can issue the notification for the admissions. Thus, both governments can complete, at least, the first phase of counselling by August 31 and commence classes by September 1, according to the Medical Council of India schedule.”
Petitioners challenged the decision of the varsity in disaffiliating 174 colleges on the ground of failure to comply with AICTE norms and rectify academic deficiencies. Following disaffiliation, the authorities have not included these colleges in the counselling, which has commenced on Aug 17.
Justice A Rajasheker Reddy, in his order on a batch of petitions by the managements of private engineering colleges in Telangana state, found fault with the action of the JNTU by observing: “If the university is serious enough in the matter, it should have intimated the petitioner colleges about the deficiencies well in advance to rectify them. But they have informed about the same after filing of writ petitions and straightaway deleted the names of the colleges from the list.”
“JNTUH has also not communicated any order refusing grant of affiliation, which is arbitrary and violation of natural justice,” the judge said.
Stating that the approval from the All India Council of Technical Education and the state government were mandatory to run engineering colleges, Justice Rajasheker Reddy pointed out that the Telangana state government also granted approval to the petitioner colleges on August 7 this year.
Referring to the submission of the advocate-general of Telangana state that the colleges can prefer an appeal against the decision of the JNTU under the Universities Act, the judge said in view of the deadline fixed by the Supreme Court.
OFFICIALS CAUGHT OFF GUARD
Following the High Court directive to the JNTU, Hyderabad, officials concerned with the Eamcet counseling went into a thinking mode. Even as the web counseling enabling candidates to choose colleges and courses ended on Monday night, the latest directions from the Court caught them off guard. Telangana State Council of Higher Education chairman T Papi Reddy said, “The Council has taken the Court direction to the notice of the Advocate General. In response, he said the government would take a decision on the issue only after receiving the judgement copy.” APSCHE chairman Prof L Venugopal Reddy said, “The Council does not have any say. If any changes are to be made, the JNTU-H has to officially communicate to us.”
MED COUNSELLING AFTER AP GO
According to the officials of the NTR University of Health Sciences, the counselling notification would be issued on Tuesday only if the AP government too issues GOs relating to the fee structure and management quota. The officials, who are claiming that all preparations have been made to conduct the counselling, said, “If the AP government issue related GOs, the university can issue the notification for the admissions. Thus, both governments can complete, at least, the first phase of counselling by August 31 and commence classes by September 1, according to the Medical Council of India schedule.”
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