The University Grants Commission (UGC) would become a useless body if its regulations are not followed by universities, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, voicing concern over a string of cases in which educational institutes sought exemption from the statutory body's guidelines.
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) JS Khehar and Justice DY Chandrachud made the comment while hearing an appeal filed by Lucknow-based Integral University challenging a high court order ousting its vice-chancellor because he was not a distinguished academician as one is required to be under UGC rules.
The university told the apex court that it was a minority institution and was therefore under no obligation to follow UGC standards.
The university said it had not adopted the UGC's regulations, which an earlier SC verdict had made mandatory.
"If the regulations are not adopted, then we are not required to appoint a V-C as per the rules," advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Integral University, told the bench.
He said a university's needs have to conform to the regulations established while appointing teachers.
-- A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) JS Khehar and Justice DY Chandrachud made the comment while hearing an appeal filed by Lucknow-based Integral University challenging a high court order ousting its vice-chancellor because he was not a distinguished academician as one is required to be under UGC rules.
The university told the apex court that it was a minority institution and was therefore under no obligation to follow UGC standards.
The university said it had not adopted the UGC's regulations, which an earlier SC verdict had made mandatory.
"If the regulations are not adopted, then we are not required to appoint a V-C as per the rules," advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Integral University, told the bench.
He said a university's needs have to conform to the regulations established while appointing teachers.
Source: HT
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