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High Court quashes Varsity order on Mandrem college

The Bombay High Court at Goa on Tuesday quashed and set aside orders of the Goa University withdrawing affiliation to Ramakant Khalap’s Mandrem College of Commerce, Economics and Management on grounds that the decision violated the principles of natural justice.

Says decision violated principles of natural justice

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The order issued on Tuesday while keeping all contentions open, quashed GU orders, on grounds that the management of the College had not been issued a notice before the decision was taken.   
“By withdrawing the NOC without giving an opportunity to the Petitioners of being heard or a show cause notice, led to a situation where the Petitioners have been deprived of providing the students of an opportunity to study in their Educational Institution. The effect of this decision has caused great hardship to the Petitioners as well as to the students and, as such, the impugned Order revoking the NOC stands vitiated for the breach of following the principles of natural justice,” the division bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa stated.   
Pernem Taluka Vikas Parishad which had been running a Higher Secondary College in 1980 at Mandrem in Pernem Taluka sought affiliation back 

Khalap hails decision, raps Parsekar
PANAJI: College promoter Adv Ramakant Khalap welcomed the decision and pointed fingers at former chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar for causing ‘injustice’ to his college. “Laxmikant Parsekar guilty of causing injustice to our college has suffered humiliating defeat at the last elections. The High Court has vindicated our stand,” Khalap said. “The High Court has reinstated original approval of our college on grant-in-aid basis. We are therefore entitled to grants and hope that the new government will expeditiously release the grants as well,” Khalap said. 
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Goa to petition SC in 3 months

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said the State would approach the Supreme Court within the next two-three months in a bid to secure “special dispensation” for Goa from the ban on liquor outlets along highways.

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Published Apr 5, 2017, 6:36 PM IST
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# Govt re-examining its notifications n No fresh fees for vendors ready to relocatethe goan I networkPANAJIParrikar who was addressing a press conference also said the State government has taken a decision to open a ‘window’ for liquor licence holders affected by the ban order “to move outside the ban zone” offering them no charges or fees if they wish to secure a new licence for another location or transfer their licence to someone else.   “We feel that in Goa…

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