Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 17 : A high court division bench of Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur today ordered to shift the government degree college from Baryalta to Majalta.
The court directive came in a PIL, seeking direction to respondents to shift the government degree college, Majalta, from middle school, Baryalta, to higher secondary school, Majalta. The college is presently being operated temporarily from three class rooms of government middle school, Baryalta.
Ordering the shifting of college, the bench observed that statutory prescription of land and infrastructure must be complied with by the respondents while establishing a degree college.
"The land and infrastructure are not available in the existing school building at Baryalta. It is ordered that the site must be chosen in Majalta town and the infrastructure, as required under the statues, must be made available for the college," the bench said.
"The respondents while choosing the new site may consider the suitability of the site offered by the villagers free of cost at a centrally located place which is specifically stated in the representation addressed to the District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, on July 12, 2016. The villagers have stated that they are willing to donate 103 kanals of land free of cost. The respondents shall also bear in mind while selecting the college site whether the students can easily visit and transport facility is available," the court said.
The court directed respondents to identify suitable land in Majalta town to construct the buildings as per statutes within a period of two years from the date of receipt of this order and also take steps to shift the degree college to a suitable building at Majalta from the beginning of ensuing academic session, ie 2017-2018. "It is also made clear that respondents shall not continue the functioning of the college at Baryalta beyond the end of this academic year," the bench said.(JNF) |
