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7. CMJ University has also acted in contravention of Section 52 of the CMJ University Act, 2009 in respect of maintenance of standards and other related matters applicable to Private Universities.

In view of the above, the Governor of Meghalaya, in his capacity as the Visitor of the CMJ University issued the following directions under the Section 13(3) (b) of the CMJ University Act, 2009 for immediate compliance,

1. The CMJ University shall recall/withdraw all the degrees awarded so far and publish this fact in national and local newspapers all their own cost.

xi) The University has violated Section 41 (1) of the CMJ University Act relating to the establishment of Endowment Fund and indulged in cheating by withdrawing the deposit of Rs. 210 lakhs within days of making the deposit.

xii) The University repeatedly acted in contravention of Section 52 of the CMJ University Act, 2009 in respect of maintenance of standards and other related matters applicable to private universities.

7. All these established facts clearly indicate mismanagement, mal-administration, indiscipline and failure in the accomplishment of the objectives of the University, apart from criminal liability. In the interest of maintaining proper standards of higher education it would be desirable that the CMJ University be wound up. The state government is accordingly being addressed to consider Dissolution of the CMJ University in terms of Section 48 of the CMJ University Act, 2009." (emphasis supplied) In terms of the recommendations made by the Visitor-cum-Governor, the State Government is required to take action under Section 48 of the 2009 Act. Shri. Ranjan Mukherjee, learned counsel appearing for the Government of Meghalaya says that he is not in a position to make a statement whether the State Government has taken action in furtherance of the recommendations made by the Visitor-cum-Governor.

in various state (e.g. MIMTT Kolkata) who enrolled students at centres on behalf of CMJ University which is also illegal.

5. There is a clear violation by CMJ University of the UGC (Minimum Standard and Procedure for the award of M.Phil/Ph.D) Regulations 2009, which require that criteria for faculty to be recognized as guides or research supervisors should be laid down by the University. CMJ University has not laid down any such criteria based on such eligibility criteria, a panel of guides and research supervisors should have been prepared. The UGC Regulation No.7 also provides that the University shall decide a predetermined and manageable number of M.Phil and PhD student depending on the number of available, eligible Supervisors subject to a maximum of 08 PhD scholars per supervisor or guide. It is a matter of great concern that the University through its own submissions to the UGC has acknowledged that it had enrolled 490 PhD students during 2012-13 and awarded 434 PhDs. In fact the Government has received representations from 1571 PhD students for validating of their Ph.D degrees in terms of the Hon'ble Supreme Court order. The admission of such large number of Ph.D scholars is in total disregard to the number of Research Supervisors or Guides available for the purpose of the Ph.D programmes. As per the University's own submission to the UGC, it had only ten teachers with Ph.D qualification which makes it clear that it did not have the proportionate number of eligible faculty to act as guides for Ph.D students. It is concluded that it contains a very large number of faculty or research supervisors from outside the CMJ University faculty. The UGC Regulation requires that PhD courses can be conducted by a University in regular mode at the main campus. Hence, having supervisors from outside CMJ University is highly irregular. CMJ University has violated the UGC Regulation as it enrolled an unmanageably large number of PhD Scholars and awarded Ph.D Degrees far in excess of the available number of eligible research supervisors. It is high irregular and inappropriate that a fledgling University which is yet to be properly established, should produce PhD degrees in this fashion and in such large numbers and besides, there is no indication or evidence to prove that these PhD awardees have undergone the mandatory course work.

9. CMJ University has failed to comply with the directions of the Visitor issued vide No. GSMG/CMJU/82/2009/143, dated 30th April, 2013 and No. GSMG/CMJU/82/2009/311, dated 24th May, 2013 the State Government vide its letter No. EDN. 96/2013/132, dtd 03/06/2013 asked. CMJ University to comply with the directives of the Visitor cum-Governor, but no action was taken by CMJ University.

Whereas, the replies by the CMJ University to the Show Cause Notices are found to be not tenable. The insurmountably evidence as to its mismanagement, maladministration, indiscipline, fraudulent intent and failure in the accomplishment of the objectives of the University is too overwhelming. Inspite of the sufficient time and opportunity given to the CMJ University for rectification and redemption, the issues raised went unheeded and were rather contemptuously ignored.