38.6c New Delhi, India, Friday, March 29, 2024
Judiciary

Approval Of UGC & AICTE Mandatory For Institutions Intending To Offer Technical Education Programme Through Distance Learning Mode: SC [Read Judgment]

By LawStreet News Network      30 August, 2019 05:17 PM      0 Comments
Approval Of UGC & AICTE Mandatory For Institutions Intending To Offer Technical Education Programme Through Distance Learning Mode: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on August 29, 2019, in the case of Vinit Garg and Others v. University Grants Commission and Others has held that institutions intending to impart technical education programme through distance learning mode need to mandatorily seek approval and recognition of University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

The Bench comprising of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Sanjiv Khanna dismissed a writ petition filed by 92 persons who had prayed for directing the UGC to issue a clarification that the degrees of Bachelor of Technology acquired by them through open and distance learning mode from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala are valid, recognised and should be treated at par with degrees granted to regular students who have undertaken such courses in TIET, Patiala and other recognised universities.

The court noted that, admittedly, approval of the AICTE was not obtained by TIET, Patiala, which was held mandatory in judgment in Orissa Lift Irrigation Corporation Limited v. Rabi Sankar Patro and Others.

Referring to the above-mentioned judgment, the court said that “The said order, the Court noted, had definitively vested the UGC and AICTE, among other statutory regulators, with powers to regulate technical courses imparted through distance learning mode and made it mandatory for institutions intending to impart such courses to seek their approval and recognition.”

It was observed that B.Tech. degrees could not have been awarded through distance learning mode without the approval of the Distance Education Council (DEC) and without any specific approval of the AICTE and UGC and award of such degrees without approval of the three were invalid and cannot be recognised.

Thus, finding no merit in the writ petition, the court dismissed it without any order as to costs.

[Read Judgment]



Share this article:

User Avatar
About:


Leave a feedback about this
TRENDING NEWS

arvind-kejriwals-plea-for-interim-release-rejected-by-delhi-high-court
Trending Judiciary
Arvind Kejriwal's plea for interim release rejected by Delhi High Court [Read Order]

Delhi High Court rejects Arvind Kejriwal's plea for interim release in money laundering case related to liquor policy scam, pending ED's response.

28 March, 2024 10:50 AM
youtuber-strings-plea-against-youtube-accounts-suspension-andhra-pradesh-hc-issues-notice-to-centre-google
Trending Top Stories
BREAKING: Youtuber String’s plea against Youtube accounts suspension: Andhra Pradesh HC issues notice to Centre, Google

Andhra Pradesh High Court issues notice to the Centre and Google LLC on Youtube journalist String’s plea against suspension of its accounts by Google (which owns Youtube).

28 March, 2024 11:26 AM

TOP STORIES

delhi-liquor-scam-court-remands-arvind-kejriwal-to-ed-custody-till-march-28-read-remand-application
Trending Judiciary
Delhi liquor scam: Court remands Arvind Kejriwal to ED custody till March 28 [Read Order]

Delhi liquor scam: Arvind Kejriwal remanded to ED custody till March 28. Court grants agency permission for interrogation in liquor policy case.

23 March, 2024 11:53 AM
sc-dismisses-centres-plea-for-review-of-judgment-directing-ed-to-furnish-written-grounds-of-arrest-to-pmla-accused
Trending Judiciary
SC dismisses Centre’s plea for review of judgment directing ED to furnish written grounds of arrest to PMLA accused [Read Order]

Supreme Court dismisses Centre's plea, upholds judgment mandating Enforcement Directorate to provide written grounds of arrest in PMLA cases.

23 March, 2024 03:14 PM
kerala-hc-to-hear-lesbian-couples-plea-against-forced-conversion-therapy-on-april-9
Trending Judiciary
Kerala HC to hear lesbian couple’s plea against forced conversion therapy on April 9

Kerala HC will hear a lesbian couple’s plea highlighting that one of them was subjected to forced conversion therapy.

23 March, 2024 03:30 PM
how-can-people-be-compelled-to-vote-madras-hc-asks
Trending Judiciary
“How can people be compelled to vote? Madras HC asks

“How can people be compelled to vote?”, the Madras HC queried in a plea asking employers in Tamil Nadu to demand proof from employees of having voted on polling day.

23 March, 2024 05:04 PM

ADVERTISEMENT


Join Group

Signup for Our Newsletter

Get Exclusive access to members only content by email