University Grants Commission Act, 1956

Act No. 3 of 1956 In force from 05-11-1956 Ministry of Education 30 sections

An Act to make provision for the co-ordination and determination of standards in Universities and for that purpose, to establish a University Grants Commission.

30 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Chandra Shekhar Singh and Others v. The State of Jharkhand and Others
  2025 INSC 37219 March 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the term ‘degree’ as mentioned in the rules and the recruitment notification for the appointment as Food Safety Officer (FSO) issued by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission can be restricted to “Bachelor’s degree” or…

• Allahabad University Etc. v. Geetanjali Tiwari (Pandey) & Ors. Etc. Etc.
  2024 INSC 100318 December 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the Division Bench of the High Court was justified in reading down Reg.10(f)(iii) of the University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and…

• Anjum Kadari & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 8315 November 2024Disposed of

  Issue arose as to correctness of the order passed by the High Court holding the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 to be unconstitutional on the ground that it violates the principle of secularism and Articles 14…

• The State of West Bengal v. Dr. Sanat Kumar Ghosh and Ors.
  2024 INSC 4698 July 2024Directions issued

  Matter pertains to the appointment of Vice-Chancellors in the State-aided Universities in the State of West Bengal.

• Dr. J. Vijayan & Others v. The State of Kerala & Others
  2022 INSC 7832 August 2022Dismissed
• Praneeth K. and Ors. v. University Grants Commission (Ugc) and Ors.
  2020 INSC 51928 August 2020Disposed of
• State of Gujarat v. Mansukhbhai Kanjibhai Shah
  2020 INSC 36627 April 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Vinit Garg and Others v. University Grants Commission and Others
  2019 INSC 97929 August 2019Dismissed
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (India) Through Its Chairman v. State of Punjab & Ors.
  2019 INSC 89413 August 2019Rejected
• Orissa Lift Irrigation Corp. Ltd. v. Rabi Sankar Patro & Ors.
  2017 INSC 10753 November 2017Disposed of
• Dr. Janet Jeyapaul v. Srm University & Ors.
  2015 INSC 92215 December 2015Appeal(s) allowed
• P. Suseela & Ors. Etc. Etc. v. University Grants Commission & Ors. Etc. Etc.
  2015 INSC 22016 March 2015Directions issued
• Kalyani Mathivanan v. K. v. Jeyaraj and Ors.
  2015 INSC 20711 March 2015Appeal(s) allowed
• Medical Council of India v. Dr. M.G.R. Educationaland Research Institute University & Anr.
  2015 INSC 96311 February 2015Disposed of
• Archana Girish Sabnis v. Bar Council of India and Others
  2014 INSC 81126 November 2014Dismissed
• University Grants Commission & Anr. v. Neha Anil Bobde (Gadekar)
  2013 INSC 64119 September 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Jagdish Prasad Sharma Etc. Etc. v. State of Bihar & Ors.
  2013 INSC 47517 July 2013Disposed of
• Maharshi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya v. State of M.P. & Ors.
  2013 INSC 4283 July 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Association of Management of Private Colleges, v. All India Council for Technical Education & Ors.
  2013 INSC 27825 April 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Pramod Kumar v. U.P. Secondary Education Services Commission & Ors.
  2008 INSC 3247 March 2008Dismissed
• State of Maharashtra v. Shashikant S. Pujari and Ors.
  2006 INSC 90124 November 2006Disposed of
• Prof. Yashpal and Anr. v. State of Chhattisgarh and Ors.
  2005 INSC 7211 February 2005Dismissed
• Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed University) and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
  2004 INSC 14026 February 2004Hegde to the contrary stand rejected.
• State of A.P. v. K. Purushotham Reddy and Ors
  2003 INSC 15810 March 2003Appeal(s) allowed
• Dental Council of India and Anr. v. Hari Prakash and Ors.
  2001 INSC 40629 August 2001Appeal(s) allowed
• Oxford University Press v. Commissioner of Income Tax
  2001 INSC 4524 January 2001Dismissed
• Bhartiya Homoepathy College, Bharatpur Etc v. Students Council of Homoepathy Medical College, Jaipur and Ors.
  1998 INSC 573 February 1998Disposed of
• Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology v. State of Punjab and Anr.
  1996 INSC 146511 December 1996Dismissed
• University Grants Commission Etc. v. Sadhana Chaudhary and Ors.
  1996 INSC 106117 September 1996Partly allowed
• University of Delhi v. Raj Singh
  1994 INSC 3708 September 1994Dismissed