- 1 - wp-wp-L-1578-11-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION LODGING NO.1578 OF 2011 Maharashtra Academy of Engineering and Educational Research and others. .. Petitioners vs Director of Technical Education Maharashtra State and others. .. Respondents Mr. Vishal Kanade i/by M/s. Ashoka Law Firm for petitioners. Ms. Geeta Shastri, Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent- State Mr. Rui Rodrigues for AICTE. CORAM: MOHIT S. SHAH, C. J. AND GIRISH GODBOLE, J DATE : 29 July 2011 PC: The petitioner college is an existing engineering college which has recently been granted approval by AICTE for conducting the courses of B.E. Mechanical Engineering (2nd shift) 60 seats, B.E. In Information & Technology (2nd shift) 60 seats, M.E. VSLI and Embeded system (2nd shift) 18 seats and M.W. Information and Technology 18 seats for the academic year 2011-12.For the reasons recorded in our order dated 18July 2011 passed in Writ Petition No.5455 of 2011, following directions shall accordingly apply to the said intake capacity of the aforesaid courses for the academic year 2011-2012. - 2 - wp-wp-L-1578-11-11 OERATIVE ORDER i) Written undertakings of the Chairman and Secretary of petitioner No.1 not to admit any student and accept fees for the aforesaid courses till the said courses in the college are granted affiliation by respondent-University for the said seats and till petitioners comply with Regulation 4.22 of AICTE shall be filed in this Court within one week from today and copy thereof shall be forwarded to all the respondents within one week from today. ii) State of Maharashtra shall accordingly issue appropriate Government Resolution notifying the additional seats in petitioner- College as approved by AICTE in the list of such colleges for Centralized Admission Process for the academic year 2011-2012 and Director of Technical Education shall forthwith include the aforesaid courses of petitioner-college for Centralized Admission Process for the academic year 2011-2012 and to display the name of additional seats of Petitioner-College on its website along with other colleges. The information of said status will be published by DTE for Centralized Admission Process. iii) It is further directed that Petitioner-College shall not admit any student and accept the fees in the aforesaid courses before getting the affiliation from respondent-University in respect of aforesaid courses and before complying with Regulation No.4.22 of AICTE (Grant of Approvals for Technical Institutions) Regulation, 2010. Undertakings as aforesaid shall be filed in this Court within one week and copies thereof shall be forwarded to all the respondents within one week. - 3 - wp-wp-L-1578-11-11 iv) It is further directed that Director of Technical Education shall publish the information and also specifically mention that the application of the petitioner college for affiliation in respect of aforesaid courses is pending with the concerned University and that no student shall be admitted by petitioner college in the additional seats without getting such permission. v) The petition is accordingly allowed in the aforesaid terms. vi) Respondent -Board will be at liberty to move this Court for modification/clarification of this order, in case the need arises. Parties to act on a copy of this order duly authenticated by the registry of this Court. CHIEF JUSTICE GIRISH GODBOLE, J