Section 59(2) in Karnataka Janapada Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2011
(2)The honorary degree or distinction may be conferred only in exceptional cases. It shall not be conferred as a matter of course. Only such of the persons who have contributed substantially to the advancement of oral folklore, study of folk art, folk music or any other subject assigned to the faculty of folklore or conspicuous service rendered by them to the cause of education shall be identified for the purpose of grant of such honorary degrees.
