RAI UNIVERSITY vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH .

The Supreme Court held that Sections 5 and 6 of The Chhattisgarh Niji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya (Sthapana Aur Viniyaman) Adhiniyam, 2002 are ultra vires and struck them down, leading to the quashing of all notifications regarding the establishment of private universities under these provisions. The Court directed the State Government to take measures for the affiliation of institutions established by such universities to existing State Universities, ensuring compliance with requisite norms and standards. The judgment emphasized the protection of students' interests in the wake of the universities' dissolution.