HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to treat the B.Tech. Degrees (Annexure P-1 to P-5) of the petitioners, acquired between 2007 to 2010, as valid from the date of their original acquisition instead of the date of passing the validation exam conducted by the AICTE-UGC in December 2018, as per the mandate of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Orissa Lift Irrigation Corporation Limited Versus Rabi Sankar Patro AIR 2017 SC 5179 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Orissa Lift I’) and also in light of the clarification dated 19.09.2022 (Annexure P-13A) issued by AICTE. It is further prayed that a writ in the nature of certiorari be issued for quashing the impugned memo dated 06.09.2019 (Annexure P-11) or any other order/letter o