By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs.
a) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or directing the Respondents to grant formal approval for the intake of 240 students for B.Tech (Mechanical) course for the Academic Year 2012-2013;
b) to declare Section 31(5) of the Baddi University of emerging Sciences and Technology (Establishment
1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? rt o and Regulation) Act, 2009, ultravires the Constitution and hence null and void;
c) to quash the Impugned Notice No. 1 issued by Respondent No. 2 and impugned Notice No. 2 issued by Respondent No. 3, to the petitioner at Annexure P24 and P-27.
d) pass any other order as may be deem fit and proper.
2. A Similar petition was allowed by Honble Division Bench of this Court vide its judgment dated 19.10.2013, passed in CWP No. 10140 of 2012, titled H-Private Universities Management Association (H-PUMA) Versus State of H.P. and others. The judgment so passed by Honble Division Bench of this Court stands assailed before the Honble Supreme Court by way of Civil Appeal No. 11290 of 2013 and Honble Supreme Court vide its order dated 08.05.2014 has directed status quo ante, as it prevailed on 18th of September, 2013 i.e. immediately before pronouncement of the judgment passed by the Honble Division Bench of this Court.
3. In this background, with the consent of the parties, this writ petition is being disposed of with a direction that the parties undertake to abide by final adjudication which is made rt o on the subject by the Honble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 11290 of 2013, titled State of H.P. Anr Versus H-Private Universities Management Association and Anr. The petition stands disposed of in the above terms, so also pending miscellaneous application(s), if any. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge June 12, 2017. (narender)