ASN 1 WP-6991.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6919 OF 2011 Hasan Ali Fazuruddin Ahmed Chowdhury. ..Petitioner. Vs. The State Govt. of Maharashtra and anr. ..Respondents. Mr. H.R.Sharma i/by Santosh Mhaske for the Petitioner. Mr.R.P.Behere, Addl.G.P. for Respondent No.1-State. Mr. H.S.Deshpande with R.K.Singh for Respondent No.2. Mr. Rui Rodrigues for Respondent No.3. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C. J. AND SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, J. DATE : 12 October 2011 PC: Mr. Behere, learned Additional Government Pleader, in compliance with the directions of this Court dated 23 September 2011, on instructions, of the officer present in the court states that State Government has not granted any sanction for establishing respondent No.2 Institution within the jurisdiction of University of Mumbai to any University situated outside the limits of Maharashtra and also has not granted any sanction to respondent No.2 for affiliation of E.I.I.L.M. University, Sikkim. 2 Mr. Rodrigues, learned counsel for respondent No.3 University of Mumbai states that University of Mumbai has also not ASN 2 WP-6991.sxw granted any permission to respondent No.2 for seeking affiliation of E.I.I.L.M. University, Sikkim. 3 In view of the above statement so called affiliation obtained by the respondent No.2 from E.I.I.L.M. University, Sikkim cannot be considered to be legal. In fact, it is clear that it is in contravention of the provisions of Section 66(2) of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994. 4 The respondents State of Maharashtrta and the University of Mumbai shall take appropriate action against respondent No.2 for violation of the aforesaid statutory provisions. 5 Writ Petition is disposed of, accordingly. CHIEF JUSTICE ( `SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, J. )