* 1 * W.P.6733.2011 22.8.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6733 OF 2011 G.H. Raisoni Educational and Medical Foundation’s G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering and Management ..... Petitioner V/S. Director of Technical Education and Ors. .... Respondents ****** Mr. Sarang Satish Aradhye, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.N. Patil, Additional Government Pleader for respondent State & DTE. Mr. Rui Rodrigues, Advocate for respondent no.3-AICTE. CORAM :- Mohit S. Shah, C.J. & Smt. R.P. SondurBaldota, J. 22 August, 2011. P.C. :- . Rule. Learned AGP waives service of rule on behalf of the State and DTE and Mr. Rodrigues waives service of rule on behalf of AICTE. In view of the order which we propose to pass, service of rule on the respondent-University is waived. The petition is taken up for admission forthwith. 2. The petitioner college is an existing Engineering College which has recently been granted approval by the AICTE for increase in intake capacity in branch Civil Engineering from 60 to 120. The petitioner college has also been granted approval by AICTE for new faculty viz. M.E. (Electronics and Telecommunication) with 18 seats. 3. For the reasons recorded in our judgment and order dated 18th July, 2011 in Writ Petition No. 5455 of 2011, this petition is allowed and following directions will apply to the said course of M.E. (Electronics and Telecommunication) to be conducted by the petitioner for the academic * 2 * W.P.6733.2011 22.8.2011 year 2011-12 and admissions to which shall be granted in accordance with the guidelines for merit based admissions issued by the Director of Technical Education. The directions shall also apply to the said increase intake capacity for the aforesaid course for academic year 2011-12. OPERATIVE ORDER (i) There shall be written undertakings of the Chairman and Secretary of petitioner-Society, not to admit any student and accept fees till the increase in intake of the Civil Engineering Course 2nd shift from 60 to 120 of the college is granted affiliation by respondent-University and till petitioners comply with Regulation 4.22 of AICTE which 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) Respondent-State of Maharashtra shall accordingly issue appropriate Government Resolution notifying the increase in intake capacity in the Civil Engineering course, 2nd shift of the petitioner-college from 60 to 120 seats as approved by AICTE in the list of such colleges for Centralized Admission Process for the academic year 2011-2012 and respondent- Director of Technical Education shall forthwith include the said increase in intake of Civil Engineering course 2nd shift of the petitioner college for giving admission for the academic year 2011-2012 and to display the name of said 2nd shift course of petitioner-College on its website alongwith other colleges. The additional information regarding the status will be published by DTE before commencement of Centralized Admission Process Round IV. * 3 * W.P.6733.2011 22.8.2011 (iii) It is further directed that Director of Technical Education shall publish the information and also specifically mention that the application of the petitioner college in respect of affiliation for the said under-graduate Engineering course is pending with the concerned University and that no student shall be admitted by petitioner-college in the said course without getting such affiliation. (iv)It is also directed that no student shall be admitted by the petitioner College to ME (Electronics & Technology) course without getting affiliation from the University in respect of the said course and without following the Rules made by the Government of Maharashtra for admission to Post- Graduate Degree (M.E./M. Tech) Courses in Engineering / Technology for the academic year 2011-12. (v) It is further directed that petitioner-College shall not admit any student to the above seats and accept the fees in the courses mentioned in paragraph-2 above before getting the affiliation from respondent- University 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. (vi). The petition is accordingly allowed in the aforesaid terms. (vii) Respondent-University will be at liberty to move this Court for modification/clarification of this order, in case the need arises. * 4 * W.P.6733.2011 22.8.2011 This order is dictated in present of the learned Government Pleader Mr. Patil, who is instructed by Mr. S.V. Kolla, Officer on Special Duty of Director of Technical Education, who is present in Court. . Parties to act on a copy of this order duly authenticated by the Registry of this Court. [SMT. R.P. SONDURBALDOTA, J] [CHIEF JUSTICE]