Engineers of DRDO, IT, aeronautical streams moves SC for relief

NEW DELHI: A group of engineers, including those from DRDO’s chemical warfare unit, who are facing the threat of suspension of their degrees, today moved the Supreme Court for relief, saying most of them have been working for over 10-15 years and their career will be jeopardized.

The engineering degrees of these candidates, many of whom are employed in aeronautical and IT streams also, were obtained after pursuing distance learning course from four institutions in academic session 2001-2005.

However, according to a November 3 order of the Apex Court, the degrees of students, who studied in these four deemed universities–JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE), Rajasthan, Allahabad Agricultural Institute (AAI) and Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation, Tamil Nadu, will remain suspended from January 15 this year.

A bench of Justices Adarsh Goel and U U Lalit today said that it will pass orders on multiple petitions separately on January 12. (AGENCIES)

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