Case Law Analysis
|Chhattisgarh High Court
Simultaneous Distance & Regular Degrees Permitted Under UGC Norms for Lecturer Eligibility | Article 14 Violation Found : Chhattisgarh HC
The Chhattisgarh High Court struck down the rejection of a Scheduled Caste candidate’s lecturer application for pursuing an M.A. via distance learning and B.Ed. through regular mode simultaneously, ruling no UGC regulation prohibits this combination and that denying eligibility based on it amounts to arbitrary discrimination under Article 14. This sets a critical precedent for candidates from marginalized backgrounds seeking to balance education and employment without facing institutional bias.