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in Ehe decisiorr r in llt| l5l .c.T,.E ,l i_dlrerton rhe pro+islons of , ,int3' iC"u".;-i:r: ,r,cr,.:tq 'i; :ltolng Education Ac.t, L9,93" Unrversity Eranfs Conmiss'ion Act and :u'tle: Regulatiutt=, fralied ,therEunder, lhe dieEance educaEisn guidelines , and -'vaulous Govern hss suriffiftarized rhE fionceilci;ns .pu-E, io uv--irli counaei appearing rcr ine parErFF 1n G ;t #; lespe: S dec.isi e r: nEd .,Judge,
-15. All- the conrentlons raised'by the learn
,trhg conEEsting Reepondents could'be sufrEiarized i1l .,Ehat, unoer ,Ehe UniroersiGy Regulations franed thereundeR,
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subject after undergorng,.'6 ,,eour,se:'6i. :g,::, an be , onsideDEd aB egLlivEJ.EnE Eb , a'...r clegreegbtainedafterundergainga3yeEr'cou,rae,.'ig.aque'3tiun EhaL shourd be lefr cpen uo be decided *nry by. ExperEs :and not, ' r; :" by this ,Ceurt; (v] thaE in Ehe prerrioug year, se\reral Fersong. hotding a dua.L degree rfere preiloted and hencr sj-miTarly placed persons cafl+ot
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6n1y lrainlnun Egademic and profesgl-onEI quall'fications':., f he,iE t0 an 1-ona1 : iE, um Fiisr1".tfl Sched arion3r j^e n*E EBkEn .array Ui{ Ehe3:e tate f.skEs a sEand that .Ehe' eLpressj-on "Graduate* appearirrg in uhe Fr rst e to Ehe l'lcTE.ReguJ-atioI13shou1d.beundJrstcodinap4l*af,the'' eonEestl.ng Resp
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invited lhe ati-eritl.on of th:-s Court- te the reLevang prorrjsions;, of Ehe Unlversity Grantg C+rnmisglan AcE; 1.956r ljniversity GranBs Eommiesis4: (The Hinimun SE€ndards *.rf Instructicng for the Grant of the First- Dggree through Non-Formal Education) Regulaticrria, 2003, University e rint,s CotEnission (The !{inimurn Standards of Instructions for tIE Granc of:-Ehe. Firat Dggree Ehrough Fornal Educati+n !n the FEculEj'es; 0f, .,Afts,' Humanities, Fine ArEsf Mueic, Social- 5e1ences. Cornmerce and F,cigneesl-, Regulations, 1985 as well as the Distance Educatisn Council, Handboolr 2009 ieaued by the Dlstance EducaEron Council, lndira Gandhi Naulonal"Open Univetslty . {IGNOU) ,as well as the guidelines of Dl.etanee ,f,@sgE.ifsn: Council (DEC) Minimun Requirements for Recogrri ODl,. Iriiri:tutishg and uould submi'c tFrat due to inaiiveruencer . ;he, on ,of . !.fre,' :'igqcnea' ,Judge' rf,83., not brought to the Lhive-rsiEy Granto 'gomtrilslsn: {ldiimuil ' Sfandards ,sf 'Illstructlons fsr t-he. grBnt r-ri che Fi,rEL Degr{i ',th,rough. Formel- gOucation) Act, a003 and the guidelines oE DEC' ,M.inimurn iequlnenenes for .Rqc,egnition of eDL lRBEitutj.ons and wou1d auhrtriF tnau
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Indtra Fandhi Hauj-onai open Llnrversrey scE, iEfl5 (cencral AcF ,50/lgflgl lame Eo be Ftassed on 02'09.i98s for the purpose of Esrabl-ish:.ng'ancl rnconporating an OFen Lht','Eusrt-y at the irationaL ].euel 'f.cifl. :the in,tnodugri'ori snd of operr uililrerslty tibn sysEe-ms in rhe aI parcern of .rhl the r:oor-dination a-nd determinatirn 0f gtandards t_n su ,,Act' E wal. passgd i.rr the 'GazstEe sf Indj-a datecl 19.09.L9B5, at,EenExisS ;:6f ,..tri!s:,.' Court c ion syste o --;i SOIUIII
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ii} t.a. i'Jentif,y priorrty areae in uh:-sh disthhee education prog.r.ammesshou1dbeerEanizedandto.prer,td,iisuchsupport.,.as. rnay be consi.lered necessary for arganiaing such prograrnnre5; i.irl ts l.rlentify the specific elienr grcuFs and, th6 t:!rpes.:.qf.r, programmEs to Lre organized for them, and te proruote.: Fnd. encsufage thE oEganl-EaEion of such Fr,sgranmE3 tnrough:ihe neEworl€ of oFeri urriversitres,/disEftnce, educaticu ingtituElong.., "
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tr; reenmrnend tB the B.lard or ffiansgemerrt the patEern and of fj-nanr^i-*l EsBis.tansB Ehat may be sarrctioned t* opin universiEies/'disearrce educatian insEiiutLons ang the cpnditiDns thaE mey haVe Eo be frllf:-L1ed by them Eo recErrrE such assistance,.
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Ac.t provided that sush E uriivErsity " s eisc declared flt. wherever apgrlicable, under' Sectrorr 13*B rf fhar- A€t,. aii] Att inst;cutien deernei to be a unrvereity under Section 3 0f tlie UEf Act, "
1fl. The re=pec'Live learned Se'nicr C,:.unse1 appearing f or. ,ihe appellan,ts ihE rrepon'Jen peEit had uhe attEncion Coll.rt to- che ati{,n bv, .l-. 4/201.3 (CFP iA' fl.06.4013 snl-d rha rCs,.,' r . ,. notification dacecl 04 .05.3013/ w]'rh ttrilapFroval of che'aPresident or . I his cd Vl hae r Ie.d the, r.oned 5 .,28 of 85 .= de rlre said wirh .nmentr j-n i effect h aI Ee of j-ts pobreqs urjclef Seetj,ou ?q'[I]. ef r]ie LIGC Acr, 1955, has di vide order d€ted 39''1.2;301.8 'thaE the UGC shall act as a requtr-ator fqr i{4gher 'Educdtfon' [e$:1P.:,H.ighioniiopenandDisEarrce|eau4,ing..(oDil),,,, rnode,' unive ff eri D.rar rzquir nf,Et cogrii otr EEBE€d .in Ehe, Baid nctj.ficaricln thEE 'U regulations anci malrrtai$irrg etanc!ards lilrely co uaice 3onE tterre E]-mE and in thE i a. meC C On has i or Rec C nct nou rep-eal:ed) S.EBEuEe ?B +f the IGNoU Acc, 1985, 1n e-uefcisE of. polrErs conferred.'under'5ection]-ZofEh€U6f,Act.1g56.
1.9. It is. Ehe' Frimordial arid. ccre ,suEilrrssion of the , Fesruective; Learned Dr for ehe apFe ./,gone ofi : Ehe regponderi rit e supporfing the o! ehe,pgrqons:: uho acqui add of. +ne year dur€lion ptraita":ge,.;:u.he' abcnre said UGC noEiFlcation dated 1?;06.2D!3t by '*ralr'of j'ilEerim..mesiufE;: g ,neF lir,, DEC I un atute 28 of IGNOU Act,o 1939 {nor+ :and;, ,i., has . ed appropriaEe eiiretrEioni are i.nr furt u Lo aE per Ehe above said guldelines.. which is ln ulre nature ' o.f ':Ehe Han.dboak e009 issued bg Bj-etance Educatlon Cbuncil qf, IEI'IOU, Ehe second -n*achelorg degree with .18 nilinbEr Df sredl-Es and ,miirtmuff, duration of 6rre yeEr sEands reeognizeri and though the sfficialrespondgnts toolr a eEan'l that Euch a degree rs valid f.or the rEEgons beg:B . lrnugn. Eo .them, had Eook a conEra sE,and s*.Bting EhaE such a deg.red. trg rnotr' recognlzed ahd b'he 'EEid gtand ii !n quite contrav'eneien Eo thq DEC, Hinimum Requirement GuidEline=, whlch Bta*da adslted ny tteC. In 's.un and substance|iti3thecorey'primordia1subg]issronEhatsinceIhe1;ap.ovq.Eaid guiclelingg feccgnized sEcond l:achelors degree pf rni-ninufii duuation of,'o,Ire. .'.. Year ut th 48 nunber of credlts and that uhE respective appeJ.lantsy'sohe of the responderrEB/r,frit petj-ticnere had undeugone second bachelors degree J.n son3anaqEe wj"th thE DEC Ffinimum Requiren'.ent Guideli-nes, t.hey qre ellEj.ble AT ocg 6zs '
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e0. During ehe sourse. af argume&r-s :-n batch of c6sEB. Hr.F.H.Arvircl Fandian, learned Additional Ad','oce eral appeaging::for the offlcial f,espondents prayed fsr ]-eavE of th.iB Court .uo pEtmlt. Ehe Direccor tj-ie an affi,iavrt anci also fiieci the sai,d aff, 69 thg ,:B
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2L. . In response ts Ehe said affidavirr
+ne of' Ehe apFe,1tr6hts hdd' afFidavit dateci 0e.01,2frL4 sEatihg that as NCTE '.j;s: pro yepE 31,08.2C09r Eddj-rj-.onal rne degree e ;detpd recognlued,:for adnlssion j-nto I'lasE,ers Eegnee Prc.gramlne,. and, : Ingt 'oE stand, oE Uhe official- respondente in changing theib 'st.and tines, is go be co Ir- is oncE. again reiEe t,hat as per D,SC guieleliner,;'degree year duratrion'ie beco : aod;: thFrefortr ithere pqnn6G 'he, any impedimenu and fur?her, the .addiElonsl degr.eF, tg bej.og: gr,anEed only gf'ter undergoing t'he entiEe sylldbus pre,s,e,libed: for tUe,, qe,gr$F. fn the rel-evanE eubject applrcable to.',thE: rFgutEB stream,
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Eddi,tiona-L affidavrt e2. Hr'.v, Frakash, learned senier c+unsai appearing far che appel.lants,,ir:1 S.$.No.52912013. by in'r'iELng Ehe auEefirrcn of ci1=.gouit.to, the tro'ngentg,af the, reply as well aE t-he rnemorandum filed on''bEhatrf ,of,
t89.. opposed rhe prEyer soughE foF by Che . hee offr denus I Ehi abrx.* said affi,Ja'rj.t lnd woqltl .3r.rlndt that tatrEn b d respondent ts: liabie to,lbe:conO.eunlet, for, the reason EhaE l:e hae takEn a very conura stand tc the counter afffdavic filed in' ,thE writ pe-r-iEionF tgFs
E3. Thip: 'Court heard the sub&issione of Fli. F . fi-Arvind Fandian; 1 _,ieneral .appearing Ehar in f,hE lighr aF d students, the Di-recto n nsidering Ef_re wel-fare o GoverilBent Schr.rcrlsrrA.ldedt" $chccfs. tfie addlEional affidevit r.ay be r-eceived.
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tem org, of be rln o1e ground. dual. dggree./addiLional degree j.on BitheE FOr promoEi.qn or for recEujGeneral hes inviued t,he aEtentiorr of reBlesenf,ed Dy .Re4istrar v. Secret Ioirrjs:s .ff-"partuenL ani Ot.hers t i2009) to 5E and would submic EhHr a5 p protrj'sJ.ons of Ehe UGC Ac:t are bi convenElonal os open arrd lES Fo&rers aRe broad and,t-he regqJ.aEions'f,ramFd by utr undEr Secr*ion.26i1) (e). [f], (qi and {h} ar€ of- vide anpriEude. The Henrble Supreme CourE of fndia i-rr che abrfve cLted decision fornulated a quesbion "WaE the alternative system enrrisaged under the Opgn Univefeity Act .rn eubstitution of Ehe formal susEqm ?" and . hel.d that, in the .nEtter' sf ensuringi the starrdard af educatian, trE is noE f,nd' the disLinctj.on between a firrmal system and rnformai system i: .ln the rnode and manne.r. 1n wlrich edueaEron is 1mpartred. The Hsnible SuFreme CourE of India f,urther held uhat when the regulatione ar'.e parE of the SEaEute. it is hend as co hohr r.he samt rrr,hich in e di uLt-r.a vires the parliailenEary l'ct. r.p,, ..,ieis rhe learned Addiricnal Ad-vqcatg Ger.reral tth.Eq assutulng DEC , gui-deJ.1.nes i'n the form of Fiandbook ?009 . ppeakg ,sbout .second bac Ee of .one year'duration hrr-th 48 ceed.its, 5.n the abBEnee of, Eny on l-sEued by ,[IGC under Sectron ?3,{e) o-f',the.: Act, ,1[.agnnot' be 'talid degree for r-he purpoce of prornotion and recruitryenc and taking into cansideration the said asp?cu enl1r" the 'Bl?ectoilof,' Elementarlr: Educatlon has filed Ehe additrsnal affidav.it. cle'grlP
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Yires Fhe Farlj.amentary AcE. IGI'lOtl hns nou ilade any regulaElo.ni iE:has not nade a4y ordlnance. It j-s guided by trhe ReEutrati$rig' framqd . by ,UGC; The va]-idiUy of the prolrisions of , thE,,,, Regulat:Lons hae not been guestiened -eirher by IGNOU of Efe, apBellant, unj-veEslty. From a IEEEEr dared 5-S-eCI04 isiue .Mn H..F; Di.krhrt, Who was rr€'E only tlie Vice-Cirancellor b,uE aleO Ehe Charrman of IIEC of IGNOU it is e'ridenE chEt the . bBpe'Llanr University has vislqted the mandatrrry prorrisj-ons cif the '
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Acte",The ReguXag.iong were framed alnesj: aE Ehe Eame Eirflg st';sr'.'. pas-si-ng: sf the Open University,AcE., The ,R:guiati:ons w.ere :framed at'aIaEerpdinEoftimE.Indispt.itab1y|E.heR,egu1ationsemb^race.,
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crr e.4 sf Ehe Li';C . {Minifium SEanderds of 36. As per of Ehe Firsu Degree Through ;$opma}. Edtrc.apron) Jnsgruction, for ?Fr ng upcn Ehe academls and: Fh,YslcBl . faqil,i!Cfes-' Regulattons.. ?003, av61]able 1n the'i'nstituEj.onsr the University may allon an itisEi.tutlcn ,td .dj.rect.lg f,o thE second VE9B g{ rsE f admi ted' e han ei?her (a] =uccessfgllf,, q degr s the ranme in Er'loFher insEttutj.gnf ' pR (b) alreedy gugcessfully eompleted a firsc degree programne "afld ls degir6uj sf ancl acadernlcally capable of pursuing anat*her fj.rgt d.egree programrne in .AT,
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