Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:167 Court No. - 19 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 11302 of 2024 Petitioner :- Mohd. Afzal And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Chief Secy. U.P. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sheikh Wali Uz Zaman Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Lalit Shukla Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioners, learned State Counsel appearing for opposite party no.1 and Mr. Lalit Shukla, learned counsel for opposite party no.2. 2. In view of order being passed, notices to opposite party no.3 stand dispensed with. 3. Petition has been filed seeking a direction to opposite parties to ensure compliance of Government Order dated 23.03.2017 and for issuance of no objection certificate for diploma in engineering courses of Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth (Deemed University) awarded until 2012-2013, in the light of Government Order dated 23.03.2017 and the orders passed by Hon'ble the Supreme Court of India. 4. It has been submitted that earlier a dispute arose with regard to validity and recognition of degrees awarded through distance learning of technical education. The said issue was adjudicated upon by Hon'ble the Supreme Court specifically clarifying that the dispute did not pertain to diplomas which have been issued. It is submitted that the case of petitioners' was that of diplomas and is covered by the Government Order dated 23.03.2017 which provides for recognition of all such diplomas granted to distance education by the concerned Deemed Universities. 5. It is submitted that petitioners' case being covered by Government Order dated 23.03.2017, opposite parties are required to issue no objection certificate to such diploma issued by the Deemed University. At present learned counsel for petitioners restricts his prayer for a direction to the concerned authority to take a final decision with regard to grievance of petitioners. 6. Considering innocuous prayer being made by learned counsel for petitioners and without entering into the merits of the case, petitioners are granted liberty to file a fresh individual representation before opposite party No.2 i.e. Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. In case such individual representation is filed, the same shall be considered and decided within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is served upon the said authority. 7. With the aforesaid direction, petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 3.1.2025 Subodh/- Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench