New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for not complying with the directions on schedule for grant of affiliation to technical institutions and said such an inaction will endanger the prospects of students.
A vacation Bench of Justices P.C. Ghose and Amitav Roy told counsel for AICTE “if our orders are not obeyed we can be exemplarily ruthless. We will not allow anyone to tinker with our orders. Those officers responsible for changing the date fixed by us must learn lesson of their life. You (AICTE) put students life at risk. After your reply we may fine you for not meeting the deadline and damage caused to students.”
The bench was hearing an application by Abdul Kalam Technical University in UP complaining about the AICTE not adhering to the schedule.
