Gauhati HC asks owner of 'Super 30' to reply to PIL

The Gauhati High Court Friday issued a notice to Anand Kumar, founder of the educational programme 'Super 30', to reply to a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by four students of IIT-Guwahati.

The high court also issued a notice to former Bihar director general of police (DGP) Abhiyanand who had co-founded 'Super 30' in 2002.

A division bench of the high court, comprising Acting Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami and Justice Ajit Borthakur, issued the notice to Anand Kumar and directed him to reply to the allegations made in the PIL.

Senior advocate Ashok Saraf, appearing for the four IIT students, submitted before the court that "Because of the wrong projection given by Anand Kumar each year a large number of students from the northeast and other parts of the country approach him with full faith and hope that Anand Kumar, who seems to be an IIT Baba, will help them in qualifying the IIT entrance exam."
Amit Goyal, who is the advocate-on-record for the petitioners, said it is mentioned in the PIL that "Most of the time, Anand Kumar travels to different places in the country and outside India. He does not devote sufficient time to the IIT aspirants who took admission in Ramanujam School of Mathematics."