UKHC010143602026 2026:UHC:7592 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2471/2026 Kingston Imperial Institute Of Technology And Sciences --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Ms. Neeti Rana, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. M.P. Kohli, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Mr. Bhupesh Kandpal, learned counsel for respondent no. 3. 4. Petitioner is running B. Pharm Programme. Petitioner is aggrieved by the condition imposed by Uttarakhand Technical University for furnishing Fixed Deposit of ₹35.00 lakh for granting affiliation. 5. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following reliefs:- (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Respondent University to process and decide the Petitioner’s representation re-affiliation of the B-Pharm Programme without mechanically insisting upon the impugned ₹35,00,000/- demand (Annexure No. 7 from Page 58 to 60). (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the impugned demand/insistence of the Respondent University requiring the Petitioner to deposit ₹35,00,000/- UKHC010143602026 2026:UHC:7592 as a pre-condition for processing/considering the Petitioner’s application for affiliation/re- affiliation of the Pharm, Programme. (iii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the Respondents not to demand any excess deposit from the Petitioner College for the purpose of affiliation and running of the Petitioner Institute. 6. Learned counsel for Uttarakhand Technical University submits that affiliation fee is being charged as per decision taken by Executive Council in its meeting held on 27.03.2023. 7. Having regard to the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to petitioner to make representation to the Competent Authority. If petitioner makes representation within one week, decision thereupon shall be taken, as per law, within four weeks thereafter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 21.08.2026 Aswal NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f074 77005aa85f9802a3a08b08d1369512ea30f 3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F1 0C2CE3D26F5C22DACF4F4610C1FE58A5 8531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.08.21 05:01:26 -07'00'