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2025 DAILYLAW 42105 (ALL)

VAIBHAV SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIC/11229/2025 · 2025-04-15

Prakash Padia

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:55691 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 11229 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vaibhav Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ravindra Kumar,Vinay Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pratik Chandra,Rajan Upadhyay Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Rajan Upadhyay, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.2 & 3 and Sri Pratik Chandra, learned counsel for respondent No.4. 2. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that certain fees as well as counseling fees was deposited by the petitioner for admission in the year 2021 in favour of Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology Jhansi but due to unavoidable circumstances, the petitioner did not appear in the counseling. Thereafter a request has been made by learned counsel for the petitioner to the authorities of the respondent-University to return the fees deposited by the petitioner. In support of his arguments, learned counsel placed reliance upon the Fees Return Policy 2022- 2023 issued by the University Grant Commission New Delhi. Apart from the same, he placed reliance upon a communication dated 12.07.2023 written by the Registrar Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University to the Principal/Director of all the affiliated universities with the aforesaid University in which a direction was given that in case, the student will cancel his admission within time, the fee deposited by him would be returned accordingly. It is argue that considerable time has already been lapsed but till date no decision has been taken in the matter. 3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of directing the concerned competent authority of the University to take a decision in the matter most expeditiously and preferably within a period of six weeks from today. 5. Sri Rajan Upadhyay, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.2 & 3 is directed to communicate a copy of this order to the University within a week. Order Date :- 16.4.2025 saqlain Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad