Case Law Analysis
|Central Administrative Tribunal
IGNOU Distance Education Degrees Valid for Promotion Under Service Law | CAT Upholds Pre-2010 B.Tech Degrees for Executive Engineer Eligibility
Central Administrative Tribunal rules that IGNOU B.Tech degrees obtained before 2010 qualify government engineers for promotion to Executive Engineer, rejecting arbitrary disqualification based on distance education. The judgment reinforces equal protection in employment advancement and sets a precedent for recognizing UGC-recognized distance degrees in service law.