Allahabad High Court has given its nod to open AMU special centres across India outside Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, says the letter of AMU Registrar to Mohammad Aslam, Co-ordinator of Delhi based Aligarh Muslim University Centre Coordination Committee (AMUCC). Mohammad Aslam dropped an E-mail to AMU VC with reference to report published in Patna Edition of Times of India on November 4, 2011 that said Bihar HRD Minister, P K Shahi raised question over the approval of Allahabad High Court regarding the proposed AMU Centre in Kishanganj after his meeting with Union HRD Minister on November 3, 2011.
AMUCC Co-ordinator in meeting with Sibal on Nov 8
A couple of days later on November 8, 2011, a team of AMUCC and Kishanganj MLA Dr. Mohammad Jawaid and Congress Bihar Chief Mahboob Ali Kaisar met Kapil Sibal in New Delhi. Sibal had denied the allegations of Shahi and clarified the stand of Central Government for the proposed AMU Centre in Kishanganj. The Bihar HRD minister went through the Sibal statement published in news portals and shared his reaction with Times of India on November 12, 2011. The Times of India report quoted Sibal as a liar in its headline as referred by Shahi.
In response to the E-mail of Mohammad Aslam and ongoing Sibal – Shahi spat, the Registrar of Aligarh Muslim University Prof V K Abdul Jaleel in his letter clarified the Allahabad High Court issue. The letter of AMU Registrar says the Allahabad High Court had dismissed the PIL filed by Z K Faizan against the proposals of AMU special centres outside Aligarh on 7/10/2010 in a preliminary ground of locus standi of the petitioner.
The court says “The Petitioner neither the member of the Academic Council nor a member of the Senate of the University nor of the University Court. The Petitioner has also not pointed out how his fundamental rights affected, Apart from that the Visitor of the University has granted approval to the same. In these circumstances, we are of the considered opinion that the Petitioner cannot maintain this PIL. Hence it is dismissed”.
Aggrieved of the above decision, the Petitioner filed a SLP No 32148 of 2010 which is registered as Civil Appeal No 1862 of 2011 before the Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court vide its order date 14.02.2011 allowed the appeal and set aside the order of Allahabad High Court and restored the PIL. In response, the Allahabad High Court has listed the issue on 10.08.2011 and heard the matter on 27.09.2011 and admitted the PIL.
The Allahabad High Court passed the order “Admit. Issue notice to the respondents through registered post with AD returnable within six weeks. Requisites to be filed within one week. The prayer for interim relief shall be considered after filing of counter affidavit on behalf of the respondents.”
As per the letter of AMU Registrar the University has not received any notice from the court as per order date 27.09.2011, so it is clear the Petition is rejected by the court. The letter of P K Abdul Jaleel is an eye-opener for Bihar Government especially Bihar HRD Minister P K Shahi, who has made the Allahabad High Court decision a crucial point behind the delay in the proposed AMU Centre in Kishanganj. However, the letter of Registrar mentions no such case is pending in the Allahabad High Court neither the university has received any such notice regarding break in the proposed AMU centres. Now, this is the duty of Bihar Government to resolve the issue of AMU Centre in Kishanganj on immediate basis. Playing blame game is not going to help Bihar and its 40 crore people. The proposed AMU Centre in Kishanganj is a ray of hope for the deprived people of Bihar and it can be made true only with the active participation of Nitish Kumar led Bihar Government.
Find the scanned copies of letter sent to Mohammad Aslam by Registrar below:
Find the scanned copies of letter sent to Mohammad Aslam by Registrar below:
