Tech degree invalid: HC

CHANDIGARH: Terminating the validity of the degrees and diplomas in technical courses issued by various deemed universities and institutes to the students of the region through distance learning programmes, Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday held that the issuance of such academic certificates is illegal.

The decision would primarily affect thousands of employees of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, who had got departmental promotions on the basis of the degrees and diplomas from deemed universities and institutions, situated outside the region, in recent years.

The division bench, comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Rajiv Narain Raina, passed the judgment stating that the University Grants Commission (UGC and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) didn't approve of this practice.

(Kartar Singh v. Union of India, CWP No.1640 of 2008, decided on November 6, 2012

Contrary to the popular belief; Punjab and Haryana high court did not show mercy to the degree holder students. Its a very tough time to such candidates who are the alumni of these university.