SC stays take over of land of Azam Khans Jauhar University
New Delhi Apr 18 PTI The Supreme Court Monday stayed the takeover of the land of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur initiated by the Uttar Pradesh Government for nonadherence to certain conditions on which the land for the institution was granted to a trust run by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in 2005 A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and C T Ravikumar issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and others on the appeal filed against the Allahabad High Court orderThe High Court had in September last year dismissed the petition filed by Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust seeking quashing of a report submitted by Sub-Divisional Magistrate SDM in March 2020 on the constructions over the land as well as the order dated January 16 2021 by Additional District Magistrate Administration Rampur for vesting of the land in the stateBoth Azam Khan and his son Abdullah are currently lodged at Sitapur district jail and are facing several casesCiting the SDMs report the high court had said a mosque was constructed over the land which was only for educational purposes and thus is a violation of the permission granted by the state governmentThe high court had said that no interference was required in the order passed by the ADM to initiate proceedings under Section 104105 of the UP Revenue Code 2006 for vesting of Universitys land in UP Govt ie taking over the land given to the TrustIn 2005 the then Samajwadi Party government enacted the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Act paving the way for the creation of the universityThereafter the state government granted permission to the Trust to acquire 400 acres of land against the ceiling of 125 acres 50586 hectares for the establishment of the University while imposing certain conditions one of which was that the land will be used only for educational purposesAccording to law if such a condition is violated the permission granted by the state government stands withdrawnPTI PKS RKS RKS
New Delhi Apr 18 PTI The Supreme Court Monday stayed the takeover of the land of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur initiated by the Uttar Pradesh Government for nonadherence to certain conditions on which the land for the institution was granted to a trust run by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in 2005 A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and C T Ravikumar issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and others on the appeal filed against the Allahabad High Court orderThe High Court had in September last year dismissed the petition filed by Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust seeking quashing of a report submitted by Sub-Divisional Magistrate SDM in March 2020 on the constructions over the land as well as the order dated January 16 2021 by Additional District Magistrate Administration Rampur for vesting of the land in the stateBoth Azam Khan and his son Abdullah are currently lodged at Sitapur district jail and are facing several casesCiting the SDMs report the high court had said a mosque was constructed over the land which was only for educational purposes and thus is a violation of the permission granted by the state governmentThe high court had said that no interference was required in the order passed by the ADM to initiate proceedings under Section 104105 of the UP Revenue Code 2006 for vesting of Universitys land in UP Govt ie taking over the land given to the TrustIn 2005 the then Samajwadi Party government enacted the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Act paving the way for the creation of the universityThereafter the state government granted permission to the Trust to acquire 400 acres of land against the ceiling of 125 acres 50586 hectares for the establishment of the University while imposing certain conditions one of which was that the land will be used only for educational purposesAccording to law if such a condition is violated the permission granted by the state government stands withdrawnPTI PKS RKS RKS
