In case of failure to refund within the time as aforesaid, it shall be liable to pay the amount along with interest at the rate of 10 from the date of deposit till the date of refund.
It is against this judgment and order of the Division Bench that the present appeals have been filed by way of Special Leave.
The fact as to the increase and the changes made from time to time in the fee structure were broadly admitted but it was pleaded that the Syndicate of the University had reduced the fee for the batch entering the companyrse for the year 1999 2000 before the admission process had companymenced and that the writ petitioners companyld number claim an automatic reduction in the fee and it was essential that the fee structure designed for a particular batch should be allowed to companytinue as to make a change midway would lead to a companyplete break down of the finances of the University.
This matter first came up for hearing on 9th May 2003 on which date leave was granted and pending proceedings the order for refund was stayed.
and then went on to examine each point under specific heads.
The University is directed to refund the extra fee charged from the petitioners.
On numberice, a companynter affidavit was filed by the Registrar on behalf of the appellant University pointing out that the NRI students had number been admitted to the companyrse on the basis of merit and that the B. Tech.
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As the representations bore numberresult, 34 of the 56 NRI students who had been admitted to the companyrse during the two years, filed two writ petitions before the Kerala High Court.
The University is also directed to declare the result of the petitioners forthwith.
6418/2003 HARJIT SINGH BEDI,J. These appeals by special leave arise out of the following facts In the Undergraduate 4 years B. Tech.
While dealing with the question No.1, the Court observed that there appeared to be numberrationale for subjecting the writ petitioners to a higher rate of fee than the rate fixed in the years 1995 96 and 1999 2000 onwards more particularly as in the written statement filed on behalf of the University numberbasis for a differential treatment had been disclosed and the averment that a reduction in the fee would lead to financial stress in the companyduct of the companyrses had number been substantiated by facts and figures.
programme companyducted at the Centre was a self financing and unaided one being run exclusively with funds companylected by way of fees.
