Madras HC summons top authorities of 3 private deemed universities, seeks response over fee fixation

Written by Sanchari Chattopadhyay Published On 2020-12-07T15:00:25+05:30 | Updated On 7 Dec 2020 3:00 PM IST

Madras HC summons top authorities of 3 private deemed universities, seeks response over fee fixation

Tamil Nadu: Noting that the head of three universities failed to abide by the court proceedings regarding the constitution of a fee fixation committee, the Madras High Court has summoned the personal appearance of them.

The court has also instructed them to mark their responses in the court and also strictly warned that the institution should not be represented by any of its employees.

As per a recent media report by the New Indian Express, the institution heads of 3 private deemed universities allegedly disregarded court proceedings which were carried on in order to constitute a committee that will be e responsible for fixing a valid fee for medical courses.

A division bench comprising Justice T S Sivagnanam and Justice V Bhavani clarified that no employees of the institution should be allowed to represent it other than the concerned authorities.

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The New Indian Express reports that "As could be seen from the chain of events and various orders passed, the fee committee constituted by the UGC is entitled to proceed further in the matter. Any attempt made by the three institutions is, prima facie, construed to be an attempt to derail the entire proceedings," the Bench said.

This came after three institutions approached the High court and Supreme court regarding the fee fixation of medical courses conducted by them. The three institutes include Arupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Vinayaga Mission's Medical College, and Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute. In the interim order, the court had also directed the UGC and the Union Ministry of Human Resource to constitute a committee to fix the fees charged by the self-financed deemed universities, reports the daily.

Medical Dialogues previously reported that the Directorate of Medical Education and Selection Committee (TN Health) released the fee structure for MBBS course at self-financing medical colleges in the state. Now the three institution heads have been summoned by the high court in order to complete the process and fix the fee for medical courses in deemed universities.

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Source : with inputs

Sanchari Chattopadhyay

Sanchari Chattopadhyay has pursued her M.A in English and Culture Studies from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. She likes observing cultural specificities and exploring new places.