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‘Every degree awarded after graduation cannot be termed as post-graduation’; Delhi High Court quashes appointment of NCISM, Chairperson

The Ph.D. degree which was awarded to Respondent 5 did not presuppose acquisition of lower qualification, i.e. master’s degree in Ayurveda. Respondent 5 was admitted to Ph.D. course without undergoing the master’s degree course immediately after obtaining his graduation degree in Ayurveda.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘Futile to withhold results’; Supreme Court allows declaration of AYUSH Students’ results who were admitted without NEET-UG

“It is true that admission to candidates who had not appeared in the NEET examination could not have been given by the College.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Mother and father are equally entitled to recognition as child’s parents; Delhi HC directs GGSIPU to include mother’s name in degrees/certificates

“It would be clearly retrogressive if educational certificates, degrees and other such documents reflect the name only of the father of a candidate, eliminating the name of the mother.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL highlighting inaction of UGC in relation to Universities providing unspecified courses; Directs UGC for compliance with UGC Act, 1956

The PIL was filed highlighting the inaction of the University Grants Commission (‘UGC’) with respect to Universities/ Institution/ Colleges providing unspecified courses.

Case Briefs High Courts

High Court cannot be an expert body for the purpose of forming an opinion on equivalence of degrees; Madras High Court upheld the Government Order

Madras High Court: S. M Subramaniam, J. upheld the government order that stated, the Degree of B.Sc (Biochemistry) awarded by

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Appointment of Teachers| Can obtaining a degree in one branch of a subject be considered equivalent to obtaining degree in the subject as a whole? SC answers

Supreme Court: In the case where the Court was posed with the question as to whether the degrees obtained by the respective

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC| Degree of M.A. in Public Administration equivalent to a degree of M.A. in Political Science as per UGC; UKPSC directed to consider candidature for appointment as Assistant Professor

Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ., and Alok Kumar Verma, J., decided over a petition which was

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Equitable consideration for student unmerited where relief militates against a statutory Regulation

Kerala High Court: The Bench of Hrishikesh Roy, CJ and A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J. dismissed a writ appeal filed against the order

Case Briefs High Courts

Denial of incremental pay after obtaining required academic degree is violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution: Manipur HC

Manipur High Court – A Single Judge Bench of Kh. Nobin Singh J., disposed of a writ petition by ordering the State

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Distance learning Technical degrees obtained during 2001-2005 from Certain Deemed Universities suspended; Post 2005 degrees cancelled

Supreme Court: In a major decision in the matter relating to the students enrolled in the Distance learning Engineering Courses of certain