- 1 - wp5602 rng IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5602 OF 2011 S.K.Education Trust's Dr. Manoj A.Shete College of Engineering & Technology .. Petitioner vs All India Council for Technical Education & ors.. Respondents Mr. V.M.Thorat for petitioner Mr. Rui Rodrigues for AICTE Mr. V.D.Patil for A.G.P. for Respondent No.1 State Mr. S.V.Kolla Officer on Special Duty of Director of Technical Education present in person CORAM: MOHIT S. SHAH, C. J. AND GIRISH GODBOLE, J DATE: 21 July 2011 P.C. 1. The petitioner-college is an existing college and which has recently been granted approval by the AICTE for commencing a new college for diploma in engineering courses in five faculties with intake capacity of 60 seats each. Hence, following directions shall apply : OPERATIVE ORDER i) Written undertakings of the Chairman and Secretary of - 2 - wp5602 Petitioner No.1 not to admit any student and accept fees for the said seats till the college is granted permission by respondent-Board 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 said seats in petitioner College as approved by AICTE in the list of such colleges for centralized process for the academic year 2011-2012 and Director of Technical Education shall forthwith include the aforesaid seats of petitioner-college for Centralized Admission Process for the first year Engineering Course for the academic year 2011-2012 and to display the details of additional seats of Petitioner- College on its website along with other colleges. The information of said status will be published by DTE before commencement of the 2nd Round of centralised admission process. iii) It is further directed that Petitioner-College shall not admit any student and accept the fees in the said additional seats before getting the permission from respondent Board in respect of said intake capacity 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 - wp5602 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 additional seats is pending with the concerned Board and that no student shall be admitted by petitioner college in the additional seats without getting such affiliation. 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. This order is dictated in presence of the learned Assistant Government Pleader Mr. V.D.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. CHIEF JUSTICE GIRISH GODBOLE, J - 4 - wp5602