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This is an archive article published on June 18, 2009

No relief to private BEd colleges,HC verdict upheld

The Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly criticised unbridled privatisation of education and setting up of institutions without obtaining proper affiliation and recognition.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly criticised unbridled privatisation of education and setting up of institutions without obtaining proper affiliation and recognition. The apex court was dealing with a petition filed by unaffiliated private educational institutions imparting BEd (Bachelor of Education) courses in Madhya Pradesh to permit their students to write their annual examination.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court had earlier passed a judgment rejecting the plea of 196 unaffiliated colleges for permitting their students to appear in the exams for the present academic year.

The vacation Bench,comprising Justices B Sudershan Reddy and Aftab Alam,found no infirmity in the High Courts decision. Any such direction could be destructive of the rule of law. It is revolting and our conscience does not allow our allegiance to the Constitution to be affected by giving such direction, the Bench observed. We have read the High Court judgment thoroughly and we share the anguish expressed therein, the Bench observed.

The High Court,while dismissing the plea of the unaffiliated colleges,had slammed the manner in which the authorities had permitted scores of unaffiliated institutions to flourish in marriage halls and tin sheds.

The apex court also sought a response from Dr Hari Singh Gaur University in Sagar on the plea of the colleges seeking permission for the students to write the examination.

 

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