Munjyasara told DNA that the state and the varsity had so far not filed any reply in the matter despite the first notice being issued on August 23
The state government as well as the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU), it seems, is not in a mood to file response to a petition filed by a former student Sandip Munjyasara before the Gujarat High Court questioning the exorbitant fee charged by the varsity for various courses despite getting funds from the government.
Interestingly, as per the petitioner, the division bench of Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice BN Karia had issued a notice to the state as well as the varsity on August 23 seeking a reply on the issue by September 20. However, the state government, as well as the varsity, did not file any reply in the matter.
On October 25, the division bench during the hearing of the matter again sought a clarification from the state, as well as the varsity, on whether GFSU is a grant-in-aid institution or not. The bench had granted time till November 29 to file its reply. However, the authorities as usual sought time from the court for filing reply after which the matter got adjourned to December 14.
Munjyasara told DNA that the state and the varsity had so far not filed any reply in the matter despite the first notice being issued on August 23. "Every time when the matter is listed before the court, the authorities just seek more time to file a response. They just want to delay the hearing. How difficult it is for an educational institution to inform the court whether it is a grant-in-aid institution or not?" he said.
As per the case details, the petitioner has challenged the notifications issued by the state government on October 4, 2017, and May 11, 2018, by which the varsity has been exempted from the purview of the Fee Regulatory Committee and the Admission Committee for Professional Courses. It is the petitioner's contention that the varsity cannot charge hefty fees from students for professional courses despite being provided with funds by the state government. He has also argued that the fee structure of the varsity is supposed to be under the purview of the Fee Regulatory Committee.
The petitioner has also requested the high court to direct the state government to fix fee structure of the courses offered by GFSU by doing away with the present exorbitant fees, which is being charged as if the university is running self-financed courses.
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