SHILLONG, APR 24: The Meghalaya High Court on Thursday permitted CMJ Foundation, Shillong, to seek clarification from the Administrator of CMJ University regarding a demand for refunds to faculty members and students, while extending the interim stay granted earlier.
“In view of the submission made, this Court, at this point of time, would allow the prayer made. Accordingly, the petitioner University is at liberty to seek such clarification from the said Administrator,” said the bench of Justice W Diengdoh in its order passed after hearing a writ petition filed by the CMJ Foundation against the state government.
“In the meantime, interim stay passed vide order dated 16.03.2026 will remain in force until further orders,” it added.
Appearing for the petitioner, advocate AP Singh submitted that the respondent Administrator, while issuing the impugned communication annexed as Annexures 1 to 35, “which in essence, is a demand for refund of certain amount to faculty members as well as students of the petitioner University, has not issued any corresponding justification as to how such demand has been made and the basis thereof.”
He prayed that the Administrator be directed to furnish such details before the Court.
In response, Senior Advocate Dr N Mozika referred the Court to a public notice dated March 26, 2025, issued by the Administrator, CMJ University.
Dr Mozika pointed out that “at sub-Clause (b) and (c) of Clause 3, the petitioner University is given the liberty to seek clarification from the said Administrator, which could have been done, but instead a legal notice in this regard was issued by the petitioner.”
At this stage, counsel for the petitioner sought leave to take recourse to the provision and requested time for the University to seek the clarification.
On the prayer of the parties, the Court listed the matter after three weeks.
On February 13, 2025, the Supreme Court had ordered the dissolution of the CMJ University in Meghalaya, affirming the state government’s decision to shut down the institute in 2014 for allegedly defrauding thousands of students by giving them fake degree certificates.
The apex court has upheld the state’s order, dismissing the Meghalaya high court’s 2021 directive for a reconsideration of the dissolution.
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