The ruling ratifies the election of Leyton Barrios as rector and supports the decisions of the Superior Council.
The Third Oral Administrative Court of Barranquilla declared inadmissible the guardianship that sought to annul the election of the rector of the Universidad del Atlántico, Leyton Barrios. The decision reaffirms the validity of the act issued by the Superior Council and indicates that the Electoral Committee does not have the authority to revoke an election already made.
The guardianship established by Álvaro González, Wilson Quimbayo and Danilo Hernández, who aspired to the position of rector at the Universidad del Atlántico, was declared “inadmissible” by the Third Oral Administrative Court of Barranquilla.
The appeal was filed against the alma mater-High Council, for the alleged violation of the fundamental rights to due process and equality.
With the resource They sought to annul the election of Leyton Barrios as rector of the higher education center.
In the second point of the ruling, it is established: “As a transitional measure, the immediate suspension of the legal effects of Resolution No. 002 of November 7, 2025, issued by the Electoral Committee of the Universidad del Atlántico through which it declared the nullity of the election of the rector.”
In the document, the court clarifies that, while the administrative litigation jurisdiction resolves the actions filed against the election acts or against the contested act, “the full effectiveness of the election act issued by the Higher University Council of the candidate Leyton Daniel Barrios will be maintained Torres, that is, Superior Agreement 000032 of October 27, 2025.”
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In addition, order to refer the protection action to the Constitutional Court for eventual reviewif not challenged, in accordance with the guidelines indicated by the Superior Council of the Judiciary, regarding the ongoing pandemic.
It is also stated that “the Electoral Committee is not the competent body to annul an election act already issued by the Superior Council, because its competence is usually limited to previous stages of the electoral process: verification of requirements, scrutiny, submission of results.”
The court indicated that guardianship is not the ordinary mechanism to question an administrative act and that is why the committee “absolutely lacks material competence to modify, review or nullify the election decision adopted by the Higher University Council.”
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Meanwhile, the university spoke out and indicated that, with the ruling, “Justice supports university institutions and the full validity of the decisions adopted by the Higher University Council, ratifying confidence in the democratic procedures and stability of the Universidad del Atlántico.”
Source: Integrated Information System
