https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189771 A company incorporated under the Companies Act was held not to be a university, or an institution authorised to use the word "University" or confer degrees, merely because of its corporate form. The scheme of the University Grants Commission Act was read as targeting bodies established or incorporated under special statutes and preventing unauthorised institutions from styling themselves as universities or awarding degrees without statutory authority. The Act's prohibitions and penal consequences were also treated as constitutionally valid, being ancillary to Parliament's power to coordinate and determine standards in universities. The document further notes that statutory recognition would be required for lawful future functioning. en-us Mon, 13 Feb 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:41:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189771 A company incorporated under the Companies Act was held not to be a university, or an institution authorised to use the word "University" or confer degrees, merely because of its corporate form. The scheme of the University Grants Commission Act was read as targeting bodies established or incorporated under special statutes and preventing unauthorised institutions from styling themselves as universities or awarding degrees without statutory authority. The Act's prohibitions and penal consequences were also treated as constitutionally valid, being ancillary to Parliament's power to coordinate and determine standards in universities. The document further notes that statutory recognition would be required for lawful future functioning. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 13 Feb 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189771