Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 8: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that any degree issued by a private university through study centre or off-campus centre established without prior approval of the UGC is not a valid degree and the same cannot be used for the purpose of acquiring employment in Government service.
This significant judgment has been passed in a petition challenging selection of private respondents as Data Entry Operators made in terms of the order issued by respondent vide endorsement No. LA/1569-71/2005 dated 11th July, 2005. A direction was also sought by the petitioner upon the official respondents to consider him for the post of Data Entry Operator and to grant him all the promotional and monetary benefits.
After hearing both the sides, Justice Sanjay Dhar observed, “it is clear that any degree issued by a private university through study centre or off-campus centre established without prior approval of the UGC is not a valid degree and the same cannot be used for the purpose of acquiring employment in Government service”, adding “since the petitioner, admittedly, has undergone Diploma Course in Computer Application from Kawa Study Centre, Budgam and not from a recognized institute, as such, the official respondents have rightly rejected his candidature on the basis of the opinion expressed by Jammu University”.
“The petitioner himself being not eligible for selection to the post of Data Entry Operator cannot call into question the selection of private respondents”, High Court said, adding “even otherwise the certificates placed on record by the private respondents along with their reply clearly indicate that they have undergone Diploma Courses for the requisite period from the recognized institutes. Therefore, the contention of the petitioner that the private respondents did not possess the requisite qualification from a recognized institute is without any merit”.
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