Transfer ban: HC notice to PU dept

The vacation bench of the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday issued a notice to the Pre-University department with regard to an order banning students from shifting from one college to another during second year of the PU course.

Justice BV Nagarathna heard the petition filed by the Karnataka State Minorities Educational Institutions Managements’ Federation and directed the government advocate to clarify whether this rule is also applicable to students from the CBSE and ICSE boards. The case has been adjourned to next Thursday.

The petitioner challenged the new circular issued by the commissioner of PU dept on April 21 that prohibits second year PU students from shifting to another college to pursue the course, starting from the academic year 2009-10.

Petitioner’s advocate GR Mohan submitted that the circular is illegal and arbitrary and sought stay on it.

Apart from prohibiting students from changing their college to pursue the II PU course, the circular also insisted that institutions obtain an affidavit from the students who have gained admission in the IPU  course, as well as their parents, for the year 2009-10, that they will not seek a change of college for the PU II course after passing the I year.