IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.4313 of 2009 Date of Decision: March 19, 2009 Shree Siddhivinayak Educational Trust, Jagadhri .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana & Another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Sunil Chadha, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This civil writ petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.2, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, to grant affiliation to the petitioner-Trust to run 5 year integrated MBA Course and 4 year Bachelor of International Hospitality and Tourism Management/ 3 year B.Sc. in Hospitality Management Course at its Institute namely, Ganpati College of Management, Village Shahpur, near Jagadhri, District Yamuna Nagar, for the Academic Session 2009-2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that it is the University that is required to consider the case of the petitioner and grant affiliation. The petitioner has approached the University by way of filing applications, Annexure P-1 and P-2, both dated 22.10.2008, however, no CWP No.4313 of 2009 [2] decision thereon has been taken. Notice of motion. Mr. C.B. Goel, Advocate, on the asking of the Court, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.2-University. Copy of the petition has been given. I have heard the learned counsel and have gone through the petition. Learned counsel for the respondent has drawn the attention of the Court towards Annexure P-3 i.e. a letter addressed by the Director, Technical Education, Haryana to the University, asking for the comments of the University to the proposed programmes. The letter itself is dated 12.11.2008. It seems that because no decision was taken by the respondent, the petitioner got a legal notice served on 12.2.2009. It is brought out that till date, no decision has been taken. In the facts and circumstances, direction to grant affiliation cannot be issued at this stage. Certainly, however, the petitioner is entitled to the limited relief of direction to the respondent- University to take a final decision on the application of the petitioner within three weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order. Ordered accordingly. The petition is disposed of. Copy of the order be given under the signatures of the Reader. (AJAI LAMBA) March 19, 2009 JUDGE avin