University Grants Commission Act, 1956 ,
hereinafter referred to as the “ UGC Act ”, the Commission is required to
take, in consultation with the Universities or other ... teaching, examination and research in Universities.
4. Section 12 of the UGC Act inter alia empowers the Commission to
inquire into the financial needs
What action, if any, is the UGC empowered to
take under the UGC Act or any other provision of
law against the University awarding degrees ... established or incorporated by or
under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, and includes any such
institution as may, in consultation
established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a
Provincial Act or a State Act or an institution deemed to be a
University under ... established or incorporated by or
under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act shall be
entitled to have the word "University
purpose, to establish a UGC.
UGC was established by the Central Government in terms of Section
4 of the UGC Act. Powers and functions ... that UGC Act shall prevail over Open University Act .
30. It has, however, been argued that Open University Act is a later Act
UGC Regulations, 2010, the University Act, 1965 and
the statutes framed thereunder.
University Grants Commission Act, 1956 :
UGC Act, 1956 was enacted to make provisions ... university established or incorporated by or
under a Central Act, Provincial Act or a State Act, every institution
including a constituent or an affiliated college
UGC, in exercise of its powers conferred under Clauses (e) and (g) of
Section 26(1) of the UGC Act and in supersession ... provisions which
would clearly indicate that the UGC as an expert body has been entrusted by
UGC Act the general duty to take such steps
perused the UGC Act as a
whole and compared it with the Commissionerate Act or vice-
versa. [966D]
1.6 The Commissionerate Act contains sweeping provisions ... appellant is that the Commissionerate Act is just a
duplicate of the University Grants Commission Act (" The UGC
Act ") and the State
Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act or an
institution deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the said Act.
Section ... Central Act, the Provincial Act or the State Act and every institution
deemed to be University under Section 3 of the said Act. Such Regulations
University are bound by the UGC Regulations,
2010. The UGC Regulations, 2010 are superseded by the
UGC Regulations, 2018. However, the eligibility criteria ... UGC Regulations are
enacted by the UGC in exercise of powers under Section
26(1)(e) and 26(1)(g) of the UGC Act
established or incorporated by or under a
Central Act, a Provincial Act , or a State Act and includes
any such institution as may, in consultation ... Grants Commission
Act . First para of the Statement of Objects and Reasons
of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (for short
" UGC Act
