This has reference to a so-called sensational news by Mr. Kamran Sulaimani in Indian Express Ahmedabad Edition "partially" available at the following URL
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=176564
Why there is so much rush to create sensational news which may be absolutely wrong sometimes? Why Mr. Sulaimani doesn't understand the responsibility of print and electronic media? Mr. Sulaimani, I would like to bring to your notice a following excerpt of the judgement by Honourable Supreme Court (Interested may get a complete copy of the judgement from me by mailing me at narendrashukla[AT]yahoo[DOT]com). DA-IICT being a university set up under the state act and recognised by UGC is supposed to abide by this judgement of honourable Supreme Court.
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AIR 2001 SUPREME COURT 2861
(From : 1998 Writ LR 821 (Madras)
S. RAJENDRA BABU AND
DORAISWAMY RAJU, JJ.
Civil Appeal No. 2056 of 1999, D/-24-9-2001.
Bharathidasan University and another Appellants v. All India Council for Technical Education and others - Respondents.
All India Council for Technical Education Act (52 of 1987) Ss. 10(1)(k), 2(4), 23 – Technical Education – Running/conducting courses and programmes in technology courses by university – Prior approval of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) – is not necessary – Definition of “Technical Institution” under AICTE Act does not include university – AICTE is not intended to be an authority either superior to or supervise and control the universities – Regulation 4 compelling university to seek and obtain prior approval of AICTE before starting any new Deptt. Or course or programme in technical education are void.
1998 Writ LR 821 (Madras), Reversed.
(1997) 1 Andh LT 629, Over ruled.
The appellant University created under the Bharthidasan University.
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As you can see this judgement is self-explanatory. Can Mr. Sulaimani be at least now act like a more "responsible journalist"? I would like to request him to do a proper research on status of those current 1200 students of DA-IICT alongwith those who are already working in industry Or studying at places like IITs and US/European universities before misguiding Junta with absolutely false information just for sake of creating irresponsible sensational news!!
Hope reponsible journalism will overrule this kind of sensational journalism someday !!
Naren
