Andhra Pradesh High Court directs SVU to file counter on illegal affiliations after three weeks
The Hindu
A journalist contended in a PIL that SVU provided affiliations to the unqualified colleges in violation of Rule 9(1) of the SVU Statute, UGC Regulations, 2018.
A division Bench of the High Court comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and B. Krishna Mohan directed Sri Venkateswara University (SVU) in Tirupati to make clear its position on the charge that it gave affiliations to 134 unqualified private colleges in Chittoor district, by filing an affidavit after three weeks.
The petitioner B. Doraswamy, a journalist based in Nallepalli village of Chittoor district, contended in a PIL that SVU provided affiliations to the unqualified colleges in violation of Rule 9(1) of the SVU Statute, UGC Regulations, 2018 and G.O Ms.No.14 dated February 13, 2019.
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