High Court notice to UGC for inaction against EIILM for negligence

High Court notice to UGC for inaction against EIILM for negligence

RESPONDING to the write petition filed by Principal of Shri Ganesh institute of Technology A V Joshi against inaction of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to discipline the Eastern Institute of Integrated Learning in Management (EIILM) in Sikkim for not performing its statutory duties. Justice Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Justice Arul Chandurkar at the High Court here have issued direction to these respondents to file their submissions in reply to the petition by July 23 next.

Total 76 students admitted by the petitioner to various courses and they appeared in final examination conducted   by   the   respondent- University and have been declared as passed. Since July 2012. the petitioner reminded the respondent-University several times to issue mark-lists, degrees/diploma certificates to these students, but except giving assurances there is no concrete step by the said University to do so. It has been contended on behalf of the petitioner-Institute that the UGC has granted statutory recognition to the respondent-University and hence it is obliged to issue degrees/diploma certificates to the students, after conducting examination for them. Now, the UGC is obliged to take strict action against the said University for failing to do its statutory duties and to redress the petitioner's grievances. Advocate B G Kulkarni appeared for the petitioner.