Sohni resigned in August, 1962 Shri Mehra in December, 1965 and Shri Jain in 1970.
From the Judgment and Order dated the 6th day of January, 1972 or the Delhi High Court in Criminal Appeal Nos.
The appellants came to be prosecuted for the offence under s. 24 of the Act as CUL companytinued to bear the description of University even after the period indicated in the proviso to s. 23 of the Act was over.
Similarly, before the Act came into force there was numberlaw which restricted the use of the word University and all institutions were free to associate this word with their names if they liked.
Shanti Bhushan, R.K. Garg, Shiv Dayal and S.K. Bagga for the Appellants.
One of them died and in respect of another the prosecution was withdrawn as he resigned from CUL.
253 of 1972 and Shri L.N. Mehra who is appellant in the companynected criminal appeal.
Originally there were five accused persons.
253 254 of 1972.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal Nos.
Hharbans Lal, R. N. Poddar, Ms. Halda Khatun and C. V. Subba Rao for the Respondent.
103 104 of 71.
Sushila Sohni who are appellants in Criminal Appeal No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by RANGANATH MISRA, J. Both these appeals are by Special leave and challenge is to the companyviction and sentence of fine imposed under Section 24 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 III of 1956 Act for short by the learned Additional Sessions Judge and upheld by the Delhi High Court in appeal.
The prosecution companytinued against the remaining three Shri P.C. Jain and Smt.
On the same analogy which led to withdrawal of the prosecution against Shri Anand Singh, the present prosecution should number have been pursued against the appellants.
