New Delhi: On Wednesday i.e. February 2, 2011, the Delhi High Court (HC) has interrogated the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Sikkim Manipal University on allegations of running illegal study centers. As per sources, a petition was filed against the university, asserting that it was running nearly 52 illegal study centers.
Further, sources informed that orders to issue notices to the respondents UGC, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Sikkim Manipal University has been issued by the division bench. The bench comprised of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, sources added. The notices are returnable by March 15, 2011, sources added. Moreover, sources told that the petition was filed by Bhupendra Chaturvedi.
Arvind Nigam, Senior Advocate, appearing for Mr. Chaturvedi, told the sources that the university has 52 unauthorized study centers in the national capital alone. Further, he informed that the UGC, through its notifications issued in April and June 2009, had disapproved of the Sikkim Manipal University's move to open centers outside its campus.
