S. M. Zaheer Alam Teachers Training College v. National Council For Teacher Education

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8206 of 2020 ============================================== S. M. Zaheer Alam Teachers Training College At, P.O. and P.S.- Bahera, District- Darbhanga (Bihar) through its Secretary Dr. S.M. Ali Imam, gender male, aged about 53 years son of Late S.M. Zareef. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) through its Chairperson, Wind- II, Hans Bhawan, 1, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi. 2.

Regional Director, Eastern Regional Committee (ERC)N.C.T.E, 15Nilkantha Nagar, Nayapalli, Bhubneshwar, Odissa. 3.

The Vice- Chancellor, Mithila University, Darbhanga. 4.

The Registrar, Mithila University, Darbhanga. ... ... Respondents ============================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sarvdeo Singh :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar For the N.C.T.E.

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Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh For Mithila University :

Mr. Nadim Seraj ============================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-10-2020 Heard Mr. Sarvdeo Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the N.C.T.E. and Mr. Nadim Seraj, learned counsel for the Mithila University, Darbhanga.

The petitioner, a Teacher's Training College is aggrieved by the fact that two representations filed on its behalf on 03.09.2020 and 16.09.2020 have not at all been adverted to. This has put the institute in great jeopardy.

Patna High Court CWJC No.8206 of 2020(3) dt.08-10-2020 2/3 It may be recalled that the E.R.C. N.C.T.E. had by order dated 21.12.2019 restrained the petitioner/ college for admitting the students for academic year 2020-21. The aforesaid order was ultimately set aside by this Court vide order dated 31.08.2020 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 1749/2020. In the aforesaid matter, the Mithila University was not a party.

In any view of the matter, now that the petitioner / college has taken admission of the students but the Nodal Agency is not referring the students to the college of the petitioner. Definite disadvantage has been caused to the institute, which has been running for last several years and which has the affiliation of the N.C.T.E.

In that view of the matter, on the petitioner / college making a suitable representation before the Registrar of the Mithila University within a period of three days from today, the same shall be looked into by the Registrar of the Mithila University and a reasoned order shall be passed within a further period of one week positively. The consequential order of listing the name of the

Patna High Court CWJC No.8206 of 2020(3) dt.08-10-2020 3/3 petitioner / college also be done if there are no other impediments in the same.

A short time has been given by this Court because according to learned counsel for the petitioner, the counselling process has already begun from 3rd of October 2020.

The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. Let a copy of this order be handed over to the counsel for the petitioner, who shall immediately transmit a copy of the same to the website of the Mithila University. (Ashutosh Kumar, J) sunilkumar/- U