CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
The present writ petition raises the issue concerning
the Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management-
International Business (PGDM-IB) program. By means of
letter dated 10.04.2017, the respondent sanctioned the
petitioner to increase its intake in the PGDM-IB program
by 60 students. Thus, the total seats available in the
PGDM-IB program became 120 (60 seats were already
sanctioned since 2007). The petitioner accordingly
notified its intake capacity of 120 seats in the PGDM-IB
course and on this basis started accepting fee and making
admissions to the said course. By means of corrigendum
letter dated 21.04.2017 the respondent withdrew the
increased intake of 60 seats thereby reducing the capacity
to 60 seats instead of 120 seats.
From the aforesaid it is clear that the respondents
Digitally signed by were satisfied with the fulfillment of requirements by theASHOK RAJ SINGH
aforesaid program is concerned and it is after the said
satisfaction that the number of seats were increased from
60 to 120.
The reason for issuing the corrigendum letter dated
21.04.2017 thereby withdrawing increase in intake was that
there was no accreditation by the National Board of
Accreditation. However, the fact remains that the
petitioner institution has been duly accredited by the
National Board of Accreditation. This accreditation
elapsed and the petitioner had well within the time
applied for renewal. Thereafter, it is the National Board
of Accreditation which took some time in giving this
renewal which has now been received on 18.05.2017.
Therefore, in the aforesaid circumstances there is no
reason why not to give the benefit of increase in seats
more so when the petitioner institution has already
admitted legitimate students against the said increase.
This writ petition is accordingly allowed; the
corrigendum letter dated 21.04.2017 is set aside and the
earlier letter dated 10.04.2017 by which increase in seats
was granted is restored.
[A.K.SIKRI]
Date : 30/05/2017 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
For Petitioner(s)
Mr.Jayant Bhushan, Sr.Adv.
Mr.M.Shoeb Alam, Adv.
Mr.R.K.Joshi, Adv.
Mr.Talha A. Rehman, Adv.
Mr.Saurabh Joshi, Adv.
Ms.Fauzia Shakil, Adv.
Mr.Ujjwal Singh, Adv.
Mr.Mojahid Karim Khan, Adv.
For Respondent(s)
Mr.Anil Soni, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
The writ petition is allowed in terms of the signed order.
(Ashok Raj Singh) (Mala Kumari Sharma) Court Master Court Master (Signed Order is placed in the file)