PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa again observed that the Council for Architecture (CoA) doesn't have the power to stop admissions to the Goa College of Architecture (GCA).
It must be recalled that the CoA earlier tried to stall admissions to first year GCA course through a later dated June 14, 2007 to the officiating principal and a public notice on July 7, 2007 stating that GCA has been put under "No admission" for the Academic Session 2007-08.
Counsel for CoA, Naveen Nath, reiterated that they tried to stop the admission process as the college failed to fully comply with the minimum standards and requirements laid down by CoA. However, the Division bench of Justice RMS Khandeparkar and Justice RS Mohite rejected this argument and orally stated that CoA can't directly freeze the admission of students to a college, even as making it clear that they can initiate steps against the college if it fails to comply with the minimum requirements and can even contemplate to start the de-recognition process.
CoA is demanding that the college should appoint a full-time principal, other full-time faculty as per the latest norms of CoA, invite more visiting faculty for lectures and implement the syllabus. The other requirements are: building (acquiring new premises), students work (transparent system), study tour, library, creation of various departments, computer lab, faculty of Architecture and Board of Studies in Architecture, Alumni Association, Parents Teachers Association and rapport with professional bodies, institutional consultancy and research.
The Court has granted time till January 2008 to the state government to look into the discrepancies pointed out by the CoA and improve it.
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