ABSTRACT

COLLEGES-Aided-Sir Thegaraya College, Chennai-21-Take over by Government-Appointment of Special Officer-orders issued

HIGHER EDUCATION(D2)DEPARTMENT

 

G.O.MS.NO. 433                                                                                                              DATED:24.10.2000

READ;

    1. From the Director of Collegiate Education letter No. 5905/G1/99 dated 11.10.99 and 31.8.2000
    2. Govt.letter No.5420/D2/99/2 dated 3.2.2000
    3. From the Secy & Correspondent, Sir Thegaraya chetty Educational Institution Management Committee letter dated 14.2.2000 and 12.6.2000

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ORDER:

The Director of Collegiate Education in his letter

first read above has brought to the notice of the Government, the following irregularities in the management of Sir Thegaraya College, Chennai.

    1. The financial statement for the year 97-98 was not submitted before 30.6.98 as per rule 22(1) of the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges(Regulation) Rules 1976.
    2. 57 paragraphs of the Audit objection from the year 1975-76 to 94-95 are still pending for want of report from the Secretary of the College. The college has to refund to the Government an excess grant of Rs.16,61,133 due to non settlement of audit objections and the Secretary of the College Committee has failed to attend the joint sitting arranged by the Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education

      3. on 18.2.99 and 19.2.99 to review the audit objections which is violative of Rule 22 (3)(ii) of the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges(Regulation) Rules 1976 and clause (b) of sub section (2) of section 34 of the Tamil Nadu Private colleges (Regulation)Act, 1976.

    3. The Secretary has not verified and signed the cash books relating to approved staff salary, expenditure on non-salary items and special fees accounts including day to day transactions as on the date of inspection by the Joint Director of Collegiate Education on 11.2.99 in violation of Rule 9(b) of the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges Rules 1976.
    4. The Members of the Management are divided between themselves which has resulted in various litigations causing financial loss to the institution in violation of Sec. 29(1) of the Act and Rule 20.
    5. The entire records of the College Committee were available with the counsel of Thiru R.Nagarajan which is against rule 21(2) of the Tamil Nadu Private colleges(Regulation)Rule 1976.
    6. The minutes book and other connected records have to be kept in the office of the Institution in the custody of the Secretary or President and to be produced to the competent authorities whenever required, but no records were available at the Trust Office of the college in violation of Rule 21(2).
    7. The properly constituted College Committee is not functioning as per the scheme framed by the Supreme Court of India.

2. As the Government observed from the

materials placed before them that the Management has neglected to discharge its duties and a notice was issued to the Management under section 30(1) of the Tamil Nadu Private College (Regulation)Act 1976 asking to show cause as to why the Government should not suspend the management and appoint a Special Officer to Sir Thegaraya College, Chennai under section 14-A of the Tamil Nadu Private College(Regulation)Act 1976 (President’s Act 19 of 1976).

3. The Secretary and Correspondent of the Theyagaraya Chetty Educational institutions Managing Committee in his letter dated 14.2.2000 has furnished his explanation in detail. He has also furnished replies to the Audit objection on the pending paras from the year 1975-76 to 1994-95 through his letter dated 12.6.2000.

4. . The Government examined the report of the Director of Collegiate Education and the explanation furnished by the management and they are satisfied that charges of serious financial irregularities committed by the management to the tune of Rs.16.61.133/ are proved beyond doubt based on corraborative documentary evidence. Besides it is also clearly established that there is no properly constituted management committee in adherence to the scheme framed by the Supreme Court of India in SLP No. 811, 812/1975 and that the members of the management are divided between themselves which has resulted in various litigations causing financial loss to the institution. The explanation submitted by the Management are not at all convincing . It is clear beyond doubt that there has also been continued hostility between the members of the management causing dislocation in the administration. It is also clearly seen that the Management is responsible for the mal-administration, lapses and irregularities referred to above. It is also established how the management has neglected to discharge the duties imposed and perform functions entrusted to it by the Act rule and orders made thereunder. Such an unhealthy circumstance and atmosphere is not conducive to the interests of teachers, students and general public, The Government have therefore decided to take over the management of the college temporarily for a period not exceeding one year or till the reconstitution of the management in accordance with the scheme framed by the Supreme Court of India whichever is earlier.

5. . The Government accordingly direct that under sub-section

  1. of Sec.14.A of the Tamil Nadu Private college(Regulation)Act, 1976

(President’s Act 19 of 1976) the management of Sir Thegaraya College, Chennai-21 be suspended for a period not exceeding one year or till a proper committee is constituted in accordance with the Supreme Court of India whichever is earlier.

 

6. The Government hereby appoint the Regional Joint

Director of Collegiate Education , Chennai as Special Officer for a period not exceeding one year for the Thegaraya college, Chennai-21 in addition to his duties of Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education in Chennai.

    1. The Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education

Chennai is requested to take all such steps as may be necessary to efficiently manage and run the Theygaraya College, Chennai in accordance with any law applicable to private college in so far as such law is not inconsistent with the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges(Regulation)Act 1976. He is also directed to reconstitute the Management committee as per the scheme framed by the Supreme Court of India by conducting elections in a proper manner within a period of one year and handover the management to the properly elected management committee at appropriate time after duly intimating the Government.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

I.V.MANIVANNAN

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To

The Director of Collegiate Education Chennai-6

The Regional Joint Director, Chennai-2

The Secretary and Correspondent, Sir Thegaraya Chetty Educational

Institution and Management Committee Chennai-21

The AG, Chennai-18

The PAO(North), Chennai-

Copy to: Spl.Secy to Hon’ble C.M

J.S. to Hon’ble Min(Edn.)

/FORWARDED:BY ORDER/

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