Parshavanath Charitable Trust & Ors vs All India Council For Tech.Edu& Ors on 13 December, 2012
28. It is also a settled principle that the regulations framed by the central authorities such as the AICTE have to force of law and are binding on all concerned. Once approval is granted or declined by such expert body, the courts would normally not substitute their view in this regard. Such expert views would normally be accepted by the court unless the powers vested in such expert body are exercised arbitrarily, capriciously or in a manner impermissible under the Regulations and the AICTE Act.
In view of the above, it is clear that the State Government cannot lay down any guidelines or policies in conflict with the Central Statute or the standards laid down by the Central body, like AICTE, therefore, the qualifications fixed by the AICTE are binding on the State Government, hence, the State Government cannot insist on equivalent Government Order, especially when no such order is available.