Government told to inspect all engineering colleges

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe engineering colleges which wanted the “discriminatory” GO No. 54 scrapped, are now in a fix. The GO, issued on August 11, had facilitated the constitution of task forces to inspect colleges in order to assess if the infrastructure available was commensurate with the fee that has been fixed. The colleges had filed a petition in the High Court seeking stay on the operation of the GO so as to avoid the inspections. But the High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to observe uniformity in applying the GO to all colleges without giving any scope for apprehensions that only the colleges which have not filed their affidavits before the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) accepting `35,000 as fees are being victimized. Dealing with a writ petition filed by the Rayalaseema Engineering and Pharmacy Private College Managements Association, judge C V Nagarjuna Reddy said that the GO cannot be stayed as it was issued with the purported objective of checking whether the engineering colleges have the required infrastructure and other facilities as prescribed by the AICTE with a view to ensure that action is taken against colleges which do not conform to the them. However, it is the duty of the state government to observe uniformity in implementing the GO, he added. The petitioners’ counsel alleged that the GO was issued only with a view to harass those institutions who have not agreed to `35,000 as annual fee per student. But the special pleader for the government said they will inspect all the colleges. The judge then directed the respondents - principal secretary to higher education, commissioner of technical education, secretary to state council for higher education and AFRC - to file affidavits containing details of colleges inspected in four weeks. first published:August 30, 2012, 09:25 ISTlast updated:August 30, 2012, 09:25 IST
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The engineering colleges which wanted the “discriminatory” GO No.

54 scrapped, are now in a fix.

The GO, issued on August 11, had facilitated the constitution of task forces to inspect colleges in order to assess if the infrastructure available was commensurate with the fee that has been fixed.

The colleges had filed a petition in the High Court seeking stay on the operation of the GO so as to avoid the inspections.

But the High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to observe uniformity in applying the GO to all colleges without giving any scope for apprehensions that only the colleges which have not filed their affidavits before the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) accepting `35,000 as fees are being victimized.

Dealing with a writ petition filed by the Rayalaseema Engineering and Pharmacy Private College Managements Association, judge C V Nagarjuna Reddy said that the GO cannot be stayed as it was issued with the purported objective of checking whether the engineering colleges have the required infrastructure and other facilities as prescribed by the AICTE with a view to ensure that action is taken against colleges which do not conform to the them.

However, it is the duty of the state government to observe uniformity in implementing the GO, he added.

The petitioners’ counsel alleged that the GO was issued only with a view to harass those institutions who have not agreed to `35,000 as annual fee per student.

But the special pleader for the government said they will inspect all the colleges.

The judge then directed the respondents - principal secretary to higher education, commissioner of technical education, secretary to state council for higher education and AFRC - to file affidavits containing details of colleges inspected in four weeks.