Sweeping SC scrutiny over pvt, deemed universities

The court’s decision arose from a writ petition filed by the student of a private university in Noida.

The Supreme Court has placed the entire ecosystem of private and deemed universities across India under judicial scrutiny, demanding exhaustive disclosures from the Centre and state governments on the circumstances of their creation, the benefits extended to them, and the regulatory frameworks meant to ensure they adhere to a ‘no profit-no loss’ mandate if they position themselves as such institutions.

Ordering disclosures on a wide range of structural and regulatory issues, the bench sought details from governments on “the background/circumstances and under which provisions of law all private/non-government/deemed-to-be Universities came into being”. (HT File)

A bench of justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and NV Anjaria said that “in the larger public interest” it found it appropriate