Distance Learning Archives

SKY Lark Education exempt from service tax

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SKY Lark Education Welfare Society an educational institution; will be exempted from service tax: CESTAT

“SKY Lark Education Welfare Society is imparting education to students of Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, enrolled under the distant learning programme, as per its curriculum and it is duly recognized under the laws of the Uttar Pradesh Government/UGC.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC upholds constitutionality of UGC Distance Learning Programme Regulations stipulating double-entry barriers for offering UG & PG programmes

The Court stated that the stipulation of quality control standards through an accreditation score or ranking is not per se arbitrary, however also acknowledged their inappropriateness for skill universities such as Symbiosis Skills and Professional University.

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Are candidates with no regular school or college course eligible to participate for 5 & 3-year law course? HC interprets Rule 5 of Bar Council of India Rules

Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J., urged the Bar Council of India to amend its Rule 5 in order to ensure that the

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