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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
PULLA KARTHIK
Mohammad Karishma – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department – Respondent
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| 1. challenge to rejection of degrees. (Para 2) |
| 2. court observations on recruitment inconsistencies. (Para 3) |
ORDER :
Since the lis in these writ petitions is one and the same, they are heard together, and are being disposed of by way of this common order.
2. These Writ Petitions are filed seeking to declare the action of respondent Nos.2 to 4 in not considering the Master’s Degree of the petitioners obtained from the Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur District, through distance mode, for their appointment to the post of Librarian under the control of respondent Nos.3 and 4, by referring to the Public Notice No.F.27-1/2012 (CPP-II) dated 27.06.2013, as illegal, arbitrary, bad in law, discriminatory, apart from being violative of Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India, and also Section 95 of the ANDHRA PRADESH RE-ORGANIZATION ACT , 2014, and consequently, to direct the respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioners for appointment to the post of Librarian, duly recognizing their Master’s Degree, by declaring that the Public Notice dated 27.06.2013 is inapplicable to the petitioners.
3. Heard Sri Goda Siva, learned Senior Counsel, appearing for the
The court recognized the validity of degrees obtained through distance mode from a state university, ruling that discriminatory treatment against similarly qualified candidates violates constitutiona....
The recognition of degrees obtained through distance learning from universities with off-campus study centers beyond territorial jurisdiction is subject to the UGC's regulations and public notices.
Singhania University was established under a Statute and automatically recognized. It needed no recognition by any other authority and hence the prayers of the Petitioners were granted.
Qualifications for public service posts must be obtained through regular study, not distance education, to satisfy statutory requirements.
Qualifications for public service positions must be acquired through regular education, excluding distance-learning degrees from satisfying eligibility criteria.
The court held that the previous judgments regarding technical/professional courses did not apply to the degrees obtained by the petitioners, and ordered the issuance of conditional appointment lette....
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