UGC Empowered to Act on Questionable Distance Technical Degrees as Per Orissa Lift Principles: SC

University Grants Commission Vs Annamalai University & Ors. Etc. The Supreme Court granted leave and considered appeals filed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) against a judgment of the Madras High Court. The High Court had upheld the primacy of the UGC to frame regulations governing distance education programmes but also held that degrees issued to students enrolled in such programmes pursuant to interim orders of the High Court would remain valid. The UGC challenged this limited aspect of the judgment. While issuing notice on 05.07.2023, the Supreme Court recorded the submission ...