vigilantism over higher education

·         It seeks to set up tribunals at state and national elvel to resolve disputes between various stake holders in higher education system(teachers, students, universities etc)

·         Composition and powers

·         Atleast 1/3 members in tribunal must be women

·         Age : 55 to 70 years

POWERS

·         It has the power of civil court

·         Appeals can be filed only at national tribunal(in case of a state tribunal judgement) or supreme court

·         Failure to comply with its order may lead to

o   Penality of upto 1o lakh rupees or/and

o   Jail term upto 3 years

ISSUES:

·         Education is a subject under state and concurrent list

·         Especially setting up and winding up of universities comes under state

·         Regulation of universities is under exclusive domain of state

CONSEQUENCES

·         Autonomy of insititutions In decision making on issues like curriculum, academic schedule will be reduced

·         The tribunal system is arbitrary, quick and unconsitutional

·         Currently many institutions have their own internal dispute settlement mechanism to resolve disputes amicably

·         This move is solely to advantage of private players and bureacrats