SC upholds penalty of Rs 23.10 cr on FORE school of management for admitting excess students

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a penalty of Rs 23.10 crore imposed on FORE School of Management by the AICTE for admitting 42 students in excess to the sanctioned seats in 2016.

The court said it has been noticed that the educational institutions admit students beyond the numbers permitted putting the future of the students at stake.

A vacation bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant said it is not setting aside the admission of the students because that action would be too harsh upon them and they should not suffer for the totally illegal action of the institute.

"Time and again, this court has noticed that the educational institutions admit students beyond the numbers permitted putting the future of the students at stake," it said.

"In the present case, we are not setting aside the admission of the students because that action would be too harsh upon the students who should not suffer for the totally illegal action of the petitioner institution."
Granting relief to the students, who have taken admission in excess to the sanctioned seats, the bench said, "We are also of the considered view that the students who had paid large sums of money should not be made to suffer. They have already completed the course but the degrees have not been awarded to them. We, therefore, direct that the degrees be awarded to the said students."