THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY W. P. Nos. 23234 of 2006, 18461 of 2008 and 14688 of 2009 COMMON ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents submit that the subject matter of these writ petitions is covered by a Common Judgment rendered by this Court in W.P.No.22922 of 2006 and batch, dated 02.12.2009. Following the same, the writ petitions are disposed of, directing that:- (a) only such courses, imparted by the deemed universities through distance mode, as are approved under the letter jointly signed by the Secretary, University Grants Commission, Member Secretary, All India Council of Technical Education and Director, Distance Education Council or by any independent authority under the relevant enactment conferred with the power to grant approval prospectively, shall be treated as legal and valid; and (b) such of the petitioners who have studied the courses through distance mode from the Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, Rajasthan are not entitled for conferment of degrees, since the examinations were not conducted as per the procedure prescribed by that University. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:25.02.2010 kdl