In Brief
Nine petitioners filed contempt petitions alleging that respondents violated the Court's judgment by refusing to recognize engineering degrees obtained through distance education. The candidates had enrolled without express departmental permission, and the Department did not recognize such degrees. The Supreme Court held that the original judgment's directions never authorized conferment of benefits to candidates who did not enjoy them when the judgment was passed. Since the degrees were obtained in violation of departmental norms, refusing recognition did not constitute contempt. The petitions were dismissed, and petitioners were ordered to deposit costs with the Department."
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