MOHIT KUMAR SHAH, J.:–The instant case has been taken up for consideration through the mode of Video conferencing in view of the prevailing situation on account of COVID 19 Pandemic, requiring social distancing.

2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the public notice dated 12.10.2020 issued by the University Grants Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “UGC”), whereby and where under though the recognition of the higher educational institution named therein has been continued for a period of one year i.e. for the academic session 2020-2021 starting from July 2020 and January, 2021 for offering those programmes under ODL mode which were already recognized for the academic session 2019-2020, as per regulation 3 (A) of the UGC (Open and Distance Learning Programmes) Regulations, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations, 2020”) however, the name of the petitioner no. 1 institution has been left out. The petitioners have further prayed to direct the respondents no. 2 to 5 to allow the petitioner no.1 University to take admission for the Session beginning from July, 2020 onwards by relaxing the condition/ criteria mentioned in Part-II, Clause-3(A) of the G