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1 - 7 of 7 (0.35 seconds)Jaya Gokul Educational Trust vs Commnr. & Secy. Government Higher ... on 11 April, 2000
"61 .......The State say that it has no funds to
establish institutions at the same level of excellence as
private schools. But by curtailing the income of such
private schools, it disables those schools from affording
the best facilities because of a lack of funds. If this
lowering of standards from excellence to a level of
mediocrity is to be avoided, the State has to provide the
difference which, therefore, brings us back in a vicious
circle to the original problem viz. The lack of State funds.
The solution would appear to lie in the States not using
their scanty resources to prop up institutions that are
able to otherwise maintain themselves out of the fees
charged, but in improving the facilities and
infrastructure of State-run schools and in subsidizing the
fees payable by the students there. " (emphasis added)
11 The reliance is also placed on the judgment in Jaya
Gokul Educational Trust Vs. Commissioner & Secretary to Government
Higher Education Department, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala State &
Anr 6, basically para-27 as under:-
Kusumam Hotels (P) Ltd vs Kerala State Electricity Board & Ors on 16 May, 2008
"36 The law which emerges from the above
discussion is that the doctrine of promissory
estoppel would not be applicable as no
foundational fact therefore has been laid down in a
case of this nature. The State, however, would be
entitled to alter, amend or rescind its policy
decision. Such a policy decision, if taken in public
interest, should be given effect to. In certain
situations, it may have an impact from a
retrospective effect but the same by itself would not
be sufficient to be struck down on the ground of
unreasonableness if the source of power is referable
to a statute or statutory provisions. In our
7 (2008) 13 SCC 213
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constitutional scheme, however, the statute and/or
any direction issued thereunder must be presumed
to be prospective unless the retrospectivity is
indicated either expressly or by necessary
implication. It is a principle of the rule of law. A
presumption can be raised that a statute or
statutory rule has prospective operation only."
T.M.A.Pai Foundation & Ors vs State Of Karnataka & Ors on 31 October, 2002
support of their submissions, have also relied upon the judgments in
T.M.A. Pai Foundation & Ors. Vs. State of Karnataka &Ors 5, and
specifically paras 50, 53 and 51 read as under:-
Article 19 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
Section 8 in The All India Council For Technical Education Act, 1987 [Entire Act]
Article 226 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
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