NARAYANAGURU INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Vs. ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION; SOUTHERN REGIONAL OFFICER, ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION; STATE OF TAMIL NADU; COMMISSIONER OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION; ANNA UNIVERSITY; MANJALUMOODU VILLAGE PANCHAYAT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Writ Petition is directed against the order dated 16 June, 2014, on the file of All India Council for Technical Education (hereinafter referred to as "the AICTE"), whereby and whereunder, extension of approval was not granted for the academic year 2014-2015.

(2.) The petitioner is stated to be a Public Charitable Trust formed for the purpose of providing modern educational avenues to the Malayalam Linguistic Minority in the district of Kanyakumari. The petitioner established an Engineering College under the name and style of 'Narayanaguru College of Engineering' at Manjalumoodu, Vilavancode Taluk, Kanyakumari District, in the year 2002. The AICTE granted approval to the College. The College was affiliated to Anna University. The College started functioning with effect from the academic year 2002-2003.

(3.) The petitioner submitted an application for extension of approval for the academic year 2014-2015 through on-line on 15.05.2014.